Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tells off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
tell-s off
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does tells off mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of tell off

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