Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suck dry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
suck- dry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, dry.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sucks dry (present, singular) sucking dry (participle, present) sucked dry (participle, past) sucked dry (past)

Phrases

bleed dry

Frequently Paired Words

bleed dry

Questions

What does suck dry mean?
To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.

How to pronounce suck dry

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