manhandle
/ˈmænˌhæn.dəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I see him—Tom—on horse-block standing, Trumpet at mouth, thrown up all amain, An elephant's bugle, vociferous demanding Of topmen aloft in the hurricane of rain, "Letting that sail there your faces flog? Manhandle it, men, and you'll get the good grog!""
- "The polls were guarded by bullies who did not hesitate at command to manhandle any decent citizen indicated by the local leaders."
- "She yells at people who manhandle the tomatoes or break the beans."
- "Britain’s most senior police chief defied pressure to resign as she dismissed “armchair” critics amid widespread outrage over officers manhandling women who were mourning the killing of Sarah Everard."
- "Riders who succeed on this terrain are able to manhandle their bike as it rattles over the bumps."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: manne-handlen
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
manhandler
unmanhandled