Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw the handkerchief

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
throw the hand-ker-chief
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To call upon the next person, for example when giving speeches.

Etymology

From a traditional game.

Inflected Forms

throws the handkerchief (present, singular) throwing the handkerchief (participle, present) threw the handkerchief (past) thrown the handkerchief (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw the handkerchief mean?
To call upon the next person, for example when giving speeches.
Where does throw the handkerchief come from?
From a traditional game.

How to pronounce throw the handkerchief

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