Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tip the scales at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
tip the s-cales at
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weigh in at; to weigh.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

tips the scales at (present, singular) tipping the scales at (participle, present) tipped the scales at (participle, past) tipped the scales at (past)

Questions

What does tip the scales at mean?
To weigh in at; to weigh.

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