Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kninkles

/ˈnɪŋk.l̩z/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knin-kles
IPA
/ˈnɪŋk.l̩z/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Knee wrinkles.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of knee + wrinkles. Itself a modification of ninkles, which was coined by Emily Sheffield. Kninkles appeared shortly after ninkles, but only kninkles became generally accepted.

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Questions

How do you pronounce kninkles?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪŋk.l̩z/.
What does kninkles mean?
Knee wrinkles.
Where does kninkles come from?
Blend of knee + wrinkles. Itself a modification of ninkles, which was coined by Emily Sheffield. Kninkles appeared shortly after ninkles, but only kninkles became generally accepted.

How to pronounce kninkles

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