Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the edge off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the edge off
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the edge off

Questions

What does taking the edge off mean?
present participle and gerund of take the edge off

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