Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bent over backward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
ben-t over back-ward
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does bent over backward mean?
simple past and past participle of bend over backward

How to pronounce bent over backward

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