Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shake a stick at

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
shake a -stick- at
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Disparage; rail against.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shakes a stick at (present, singular) shaking a stick at (participle, present) shook a stick at (past) shaken a stick at (participle, past)

Phrases

more than one can shake a stick at

Questions

What does shake a stick at mean?
Disparage; rail against.

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