Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dackle

/ˈdækəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dack-le
IPA: /ˈdækəl/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slacken pace; to hesitate.

Example Sentences

"Sometimes we ran, sometimes we gaed; Whiles dackled on the way."
"The two kits said 'hi' in the passing and never dackled, just kept going their own way."

Etymology

Compare dacker (“walk slowly”), and perhaps compare German dackeln (“to walk slowly”).

Inflected Forms

dackles (present, singular) dackling (participle, present) dackled (participle, past) dackled (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce dackle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdækəl/.
What does dackle mean?: To slacken pace; to hesitate.
Where does dackle come from?: Compare dacker (“walk slowly”), and perhaps compare German dackeln (“to walk slowly”).

How to pronounce dackle

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