Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walk a tightrope

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: walk a tightrope
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undertake a precarious course of action.

Example Sentences

"The company constantly walked a tightrope between operating on little money and filling orders quickly."
"The older me, the one who prefers wine to fizz, wishes Leerhsen had more to say about things like: a) the elite and vernacular food worlds pre- and post-Bourdain; b) how Bourdain walked a moral tightrope across the conventions of travel writing and reporting, no mean feat for a wealthy white man in skinny jeans; […]."

Inflected Forms

walks a tightrope (present, singular) walking a tightrope (participle, present) walked a tightrope (participle, past) walked a tightrope (past)

Phrases

walk on eggshells

Frequently Paired Words

walk on eggshells

Questions

What does walk a tightrope mean?: To undertake a precarious course of action.

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