Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at grips

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: at -grips
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Fighting; engaged in a confrontation.

Example Sentences

"No doubt of it, Edmund was at grips with that bumptious little hairy dog. They were going it at the very top note of sadistic fury, screaming and snip-snapping in such a lightning mixture of black and white murder that the eye could not follow it."

Questions

What does at grips mean?: Fighting; engaged in a confrontation.

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