Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straining every nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
strain-ing ev-ery n-erve
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of strain every nerve

Questions

What does straining every nerve mean?
present participle and gerund of strain every nerve

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