Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running up against

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
run-ning up a-gainst
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of run up against

Questions

What does running up against mean?
present participle and gerund of run up against

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