Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw oneself at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
throw one-self at
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get the romantic attention of (a person).

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

throws oneself at (present, singular) throwing oneself at (participle, present) threw oneself at (past) thrown oneself at (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw oneself at mean?
To make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get the romantic attention of (a person).

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