Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shark attack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
shark at-tack
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.

American usage; Informal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, attack. An attack on a human or other animal by a shark.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shark attacks (plural)

Phrases

blood in the water shark bait shark fin

Frequently Paired Words

blood in the water chum shark bait shark fin

Questions

What does shark attack mean?
The act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.

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