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run around like a chicken with its head cut off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
run around -like a chick-en with- it-s -head- -cut off
IPA
72
Scrabble Score
38
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

runs around like a chicken with its head cut off (present, singular) running around like a chicken with its head cut off (participle, present) ran around like a chicken with its head cut off (past) run around like a chicken with no head (alternative) run around like a headless chicken (alternative) run around like a chicken with its head off (alternative)

Phrases

like a chicken with its head cut off

Frequently Paired Words

like a chicken with its head cut off

Questions

What does run around like a chicken with its head cut off mean?
To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.

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