Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treads water

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
tread-s wa-ter
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does treads water mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of tread water

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