Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whistling in the dark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
whistling in the -dark
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of whistle in the dark

Questions

What does whistling in the dark mean?
present participle and gerund of whistle in the dark

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