Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throwing caution to the wind

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
throw-ing -cau-tion -to the wind
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of throw caution to the wind

Questions

What does throwing caution to the wind mean?
present participle and gerund of throw caution to the wind

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