Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tipping the scales

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
tip-ping the s-cales
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tip the scales

Questions

What does tipping the scales mean?
present participle and gerund of tip the scales

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