pebble
/ˈpɛbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Then let the pebbles on the hungry beach Fillip the stars;"
- "And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore."
- "Brazilian pebble"
- "You ain't got your Glock for the summer / And you ain't gonna pop for your gunner / You ain't in the whip with them pebbles (Nah) / You ain't on the strip with the rebels (Nah)"
- "to pebble the ice between games"
Etymology
From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of unknown origin + Old English stān. Compare Albanian popël.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: pibel, papol-stān, *papol, stān
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɛbəl/
- British English: /ˈpɛbəl/