Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whiddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whid-dle
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inform on someone.

Slang

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He said he only wanted one thing — if I'd chuck Gursey out again, in case he went whiddling to the colonel."
"Old Noll is whiddling bright, / The dull world is asleep, / 'Tis a high spiced Toby night, / Let's in our saddles leap; […]"
"OLIVER WHIDDLES: The moon shines. According to his physical description in the Black Books, Oliver whiddled on Hugh Smith's left arm."

Usage

Inflected Forms

whiddles (present, singular) whiddling (participle, present) whiddled (participle, past) whiddled (past)

Questions

What does whiddle mean?: To inform on someone.

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