Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turning over a new leaf

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
turn-ing over a new leaf
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of turn over a new leaf

Questions

What does turning over a new leaf mean?
present participle and gerund of turn over a new leaf

How to pronounce turning over a new leaf

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