Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beachball

/bˈitʃbˌɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
beach-ball
IPA
/bˈitʃbˌɑl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of beach ball.

verb

To hang; to stop responding to user input.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English beachball From beach + ball. For the computing sense, because Mac computers indicate waiting with a spinning coloured cursor like a beach ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

beachballs (plural) beachballs (present, singular) beachballing (participle, present) beachballed (participle, past) beachballed (past)

Synonyms

beach ball

Questions

How do you pronounce beachball?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈitʃbˌɑl/.
What does beachball mean?
Alternative form of beach ball.
Where does beachball come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English beachball From beach + ball. For the computing sense, because Mac computers indicate waiting with a spinning coloured cursor like a beach ball.

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