Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wave-off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
wave-off
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Synonyms

overshoot go-around

Questions

What does wave-off mean?
an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

How to pronounce wave-off

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