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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forhush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forhush
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deride.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forhuschen, equivalent to for- + Old English hysċan (“to jeer at, reproach; rail; revile”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forhushes (present, singular) forhushing (participle, present) forhushed (participle, past) forhushed (past)

Questions

What does forhush mean?
To deride.
Where does forhush come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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