Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houndling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: houndling
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small or young hound.

Example Sentences

"Kidlings thus, and the goats I beheld, and the hound and the houndling, Alike in the make: wonder were not the greater and small I compar'd, Vainly, for Rome, magnificent Rome!"

Etymology

From hound + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hound

Inflected Forms

houndlings (plural)

Questions

What does houndling mean?: A small or young hound.
Where does houndling come from?: From hound + -ling.

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