Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbing up the wrong way

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
rub-bing up the wrong way
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rub up the wrong way

Questions

What does rubbing up the wrong way mean?
present participle and gerund of rub up the wrong way

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