Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threw in the towel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
threw in the -tow-el
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of throw in the towel

Questions

What does threw in the towel mean?
simple past of throw in the towel

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