Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bending over backward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
bend-ing over back-ward
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bend over backward

Questions

What does bending over backward mean?
present participle and gerund of bend over backward

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