whelked

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwelkt, welkt]
- /ʰwɛlkt, wɛlkt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwelkt, welkt]
- /ʰwɛlkt, wɛlkt/

Definitions of whelked word

adjective whelked ridged like the shell of a snail: a whelked horn. 1
noun whelked Having whelks; whelky. 1
adjective whelked shaped like a whelk; ridged 0
adjective whelked covered by whelks 0

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Origin of whelked

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60; whelk1 + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Whelked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whelked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for whelked

adjective whelked

barred — having bars or stripes
grooved — simple past tense and past participle of groove.
marked — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
ridged — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
striate — to mark with striae; furrow; stripe; streak.

All 16 Synonyms of whelked