Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn the clock back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: turn the -clock- back
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of turn back the clock.

Example Sentences

"If I could move a mountain If I could make the sky turn black If I could turn the clock back To when I heard your neck go snap"

Inflected Forms

turns the clock back (present, singular) turning the clock back (participle, present) turned the clock back (participle, past) turned the clock back (past)

Questions

What does turn the clock back mean?: Alternative form of turn back the clock.

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