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run the gauntlet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
run the -gaunt-let
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undergo a series of tests or challenges.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a corruption of run the gauntlope, run the gantelope. More at gantlope.

Inflected Forms

runs the gauntlet (present, singular) running the gauntlet (participle, present) ran the gauntlet (past) run the gantlet (alternative) run the gantlope (alternative) run the gauntlope (alternative)

Phrases

run the gamut

Frequently Paired Words

gantlope run the gamut

Synonyms

pass the pikes

Questions

What does run the gauntlet mean?
To undergo a series of tests or challenges.
Where does run the gauntlet come from?
From a corruption of run the gauntlope, run the gantelope. More at gantlope.

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