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- [hweel, weel]
- /ʰwil, wil/
- /wiːl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hweel, weel]
- /ʰwil, wil/
Definitions of wheal word
- noun wheal a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives. 1
- noun wheal a wale or welt. 1
- noun wheal A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc. 1
- noun wheal raised mark on the skin 1
- noun wheal a pustule; pimple 0
- noun wheal a small, itching elevation of the skin, as from the bite of an insect 0
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Origin of wheal
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; akin to whelk2 and to obsolete wheal (v.), Old English hwelian to suppurate, develop wheals
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Parts of speech for Wheal
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wheal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wheal
noun wheal
- swelling — the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
- contusion — A contusion is a bruise.
- welt — a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- wound — the act of winding.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
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