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- [ruhn-uh-round]
- /ˈrʌn əˌraʊnd/
- /ˈrʌn.ə.raʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhn-uh-round]
- /ˈrʌn əˌraʊnd/
Definitions of runaround word
- noun runaround indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround. 1
- noun runaround Printing. an arrangement of type in which several lines are set in narrower measure than the others in a column to accommodate an illustration, initial, or the like. 1
- noun runaround a series of evasive excuses, deceptions, delays, etc. 0
- noun runaround an arrangement of type in shorter lines than the rest of the text, as around an illustration 0
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Origin of runaround
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase run around
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Parts of speech for Runaround
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
runaround popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
runaround usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for runaround
noun runaround
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- bypath — a little-used path or track, esp in the country
- byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- circumbendibus — a circumlocution
Antonyms for runaround
Top questions with runaround
- why you wanna give me the runaround?
- who sings runaround sue?
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- who wrote runaround sue?
- who originally sang runaround sue?
- why you wanna give me the runaround lyrics?
- how to play runaround sue on guitar?
- who sang the song runaround sue?
- why you want to give me the runaround?
- who sings the song runaround sue?
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Matching words
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