Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

answering the call of nature

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-swer-ing the -cal-l of -na-ture
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of answer the call of nature

Questions

What does answering the call of nature mean?
present participle and gerund of answer the call of nature

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