Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

how'll

/haʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: how'll
IPA: /haʊl/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

how will

contraction

will, how about (as a proposal)

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"I'm as willing to save life as the next man, but I'm not going to wreck my ship fooling round a reef in the night-time. How'll you get a boat over, anyhow?"
""Well, mine ain't," said Beatrice; "I wish she was, that's all; I'd like to change with you; come, how'll you swap?""
"So Smith took the bait, and says he, "Mr. Brown, I wouldn't sell out, but we might swap aroun' — How'll you trade your place fer mine?""

Usage

American usage
Dated

Homonyms

howl

Rhymes With

richardson's owl envowel

Questions

How do you pronounce how'll?: The recorded pronunciation is /haʊl/.
What does how'll mean?: how will

How to pronounce how'll

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