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- [drab-uh l]
- /ˈdræb əl/
- /ˈdræ.bəl/
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- [drab-uh l]
- /ˈdræb əl/
Definitions of drabble word
- noun drabble Margaret, born 1939, English novelist. 1
- noun drabble (transitive) To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud. 1
- verb drabble to make or become wet or dirty 0
- noun drabble Dame Margaret. born 1939, British novelist and editor. Her novels include The Needle's Eye (1972), The Radiant Way (1987), and The Seven Sisters (2002). She edited the 1985 and 2000 editions of the Oxford Companion to English Literature 0
- verb transitive drabble to make wet and dirty by dragging in mud and water; draggle 0
- intransitive verb drabble to become drabbled 0
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Origin of drabble
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English drabelen < Middle Low German drabbeln to wade in liquid mud, bespatter, equivalent to drabbe liquid mud + -eln frequentative v. suffix; see drab2, draff
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Parts of speech for Drabble
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drabble popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% 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.
drabble usage trend in Literature
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See also
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