Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunghill

/ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: dung-hill
IPA: /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.

noun

Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"“A purty thing, indeed, that a child of her's shud be put an a shovel, an' flung out on the dunghill jist like a dead kitten or a pisoned rat; no, no, she wouldn't hear to that at all.”"
"He raiſeth vp the poore out of the duſt: and lifteth the needie out of the dung-hill:"

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English donge Middle English hil Middle English donghil English dunghill Inherited from Middle English donghil. By surface analysis, dung + hill.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/
British English: /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

dunghills (plural) dung-hill (alternative) dunghil (alternative, obsolete) dung-hil (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

dunghilly

Synonyms

muckheap dungheap midden muckhill

Rhymes With

will with a will still until bill kill we'll hill till ill fill brazil

Questions

How do you pronounce dunghill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/.
What does dunghill mean?: A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
Where does dunghill come from?: Etymology tree Middle English donge Middle English hil Middle English donghil English dunghill Inherited from Middle English donghil. By surface analysis, dung + hill.

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