Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run lines

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: run -lines
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To practice or memorize one's lines from a script outside of rehearsal, usually with another person.

Example Sentences

"Reporters: When you're not on stage, get together and run lines. As Sheriff Hartman can tell you, ... That group got together regularly to run lines and had great success. ... Using the Grief Sheet to Improve Community Theatre."
"In "Barrymore," Mr. Luce imagines that the actor, one month before his death, has taken over a Broadway theater for an evening to run lines from "Richard III," in anticipation of possibly recreating the role that provided him with his[…]"

Inflected Forms

runs lines (present, singular) running lines (participle, present) ran lines (past)

Questions

What does run lines mean?: To practice or memorize one's lines from a script outside of rehearsal, usually with another person.

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