Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoehorning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
shoe-horn-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shoehorn

Questions

What does shoehorning mean?
present participle and gerund of shoehorn

How to pronounce shoehorning

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