Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratching the surface

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
scratch-ing the -sur-face
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scratch the surface

Questions

What does scratching the surface mean?
present participle and gerund of scratch the surface

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