Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touching a nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
touch-ing a n-erve
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of touch a nerve

Questions

What does touching a nerve mean?
present participle and gerund of touch a nerve

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