Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swan upping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: swan up-ping
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and released.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

swan uppings (plural)

Phrases

swan upper

Frequently Paired Words

swan upper

Questions

What does swan upping mean?: An annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and released.

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