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plaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plaw
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To boil; seethe.

Intransitive verb

verb

To boil; boil slightly; parboil.

British usage; Transitive verb

noun

A boiling.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: plawen, plagian

Usage

Inflected Forms

plaws (present, singular) plawing (participle, present) plawed (participle, past) plawed (past) play (alternative) plaws (plural)

Rhymes With

law saw draw raw swing saw aw shaw withdraw straw jaw thoughtful awe

Questions

What does plaw mean?
To boil; seethe.
Where does plaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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