Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rear one's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: rear one's -head
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise one's head.

verb

To appear and cause problems or stress, especially at an inopportune time (said of something or [rare] someone that is undesirable or unwelcome).

Example Sentences

"One problem that reared its head in 1983 would prove more difficult to solve, with the heat that summer leading to a number of engine failures."
"For large parts of this season City have been far from the level that saw them win the Treble last season, especially defensively. Those issues reared their head again, and will lead to questions about the summer recruitment, with some poor defending for both Newcastle goals."

Inflected Forms

rears one's head (present, singular) rearing one's head (participle, present) reared one's head (participle, past) reared one's head (past) rear one's ugly head (alternative)

Synonyms

raise one's head

Questions

What does rear one's head mean?: To raise one's head.

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