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sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

sow the wind and reap the whirl·wind
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [soh stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd and reep stressed th ee hwurl-wind, wurl-]
    • /soʊ stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ænd rip stressed ði ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl-/
    • /saʊ ðə wɪnd ənd riːp ðə ˈwɜːl.wɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soh stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd and reep stressed th ee hwurl-wind, wurl-]
    • /soʊ stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ænd rip stressed ði ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl-/

Definition of sow the wind and reap the whirlwind words

  • noun sow the wind and reap the whirlwind to engage in, and suffer the consequences of, evil or folly: Hos. 8:7 0
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Parts of speech for Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sow the wind and reap the whirlwind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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