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to run the gauntlet

to run the gaunt·let
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ruhn stressed th ee gawnt-lit, gahnt-]
    • /tu rʌn stressed ði ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ruhn stressed th ee gawnt-lit, gahnt-]
    • /tu rʌn stressed ði ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt-/

Definition of to run the gauntlet words

  • phrase to run the gauntlet If you run the gauntlet, you go through an unpleasant experience in which a lot of people criticize or attack you. 0
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Parts of speech for To run the gauntlet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to run the gauntlet 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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