Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

using a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
us-ing a sledge-ham-mer -to crack- a nut
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Questions

What does using a sledgehammer to crack a nut mean?
present participle and gerund of use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

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