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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-burner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
back--burn-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having low urgency; not currently important.

verb

Alternative form of backburner.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more back-burner (comparative) most back-burner (superlative) back-burners (present, singular) back-burnering (participle, present) back-burnered (participle, past) back-burnered (past)

Questions

What does back-burner mean?
Having low urgency; not currently important.

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