wintle

win·tle

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [win-tl]
- /ˈwɪn tl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [win-tl]
- /ˈwɪn tl/

Definitions of wintle word

noun wintle a rolling or staggering motion. 1
verb without object wintle to roll or swing back and forth. 1
verb without object wintle to tumble over; capsize. 1
noun wintle (Scotland) To wind, to reel. 1
verb wintle (Scotland) To wriggle. -1
verb wintle to sway or cause to sway from side to side 0

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Origin of wintle

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

1775-85; < early Dutch windtelen (Dutch wentelen) to revolve, frequentative of winden to wind2

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Parts of speech for Wintle

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wintle 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.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wintle usage trend in Literature

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