Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking up the cudgels

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing up the cud-gels
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take up the cudgels

Questions

What does taking up the cudgels mean?
present participle and gerund of take up the cudgels

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