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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

google

/ˈɡuː.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
goog-le
IPA
/ˈɡuː.ɡəl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).

Transitive verb

verb

Of a bowler: to bowl or deliver a googly.

Intransitive verb

verb

Of a cricket ball: to move as in a googly.

Intransitive verb

noun

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.

Informal

noun

A match obtained by a query in the Google search engine.

Dated; Informal

verb

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To be locatable in a search of the Internet.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English googly Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English google Back-formation from googly + -le (frequentative suffix (indicating continuousness or repetition) forming verbs).

Usage

Inflected Forms

googles (present, singular) googling (participle, present) googled (participle, past) googled (past) googles (plural) Googleing (participle, present) Google-ing (participle, present)

Derived Forms

googler googlebomb googlewhack googlish FGI googlable googleable JFGI LMGTFY ungooglable unGoogleable FANG

Phrases

google eye google-eyed google up quod google de-Google de-Googled Doctor Google Dr. Google

Frequently Paired Words

googol Android Frightful Five

Synonyms

Google hit ghit

Homonyms

Google googol gugel guggul

Rhymes With

frugal bugle mcdougall dougal mcdougal macdougall kugel mcdougle gugel googol oogle fugle

Questions

How do you pronounce google?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡuː.ɡəl/.
What does google mean?
To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
Where does google come from?
Etymology tree English googly Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English google Back-formation from googly + -le (frequentative suffix (indicating continuousness or repetition) forming verbs).

How to pronounce google

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