Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whortle bush

/ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whortle bush
IPA: /ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, bearing fruit known as whortleberries.

Example Sentences

"The Red Bilberry, or whortle-bush, riseth up like the [Black], having sundry harder Leaves, like the Box-Tree Leaves, green and round pointed standing on the several Branches […]"
"With a short breath of wonder, and a long one of delight, Rose stopped, and sat down by a low whortle-bush, with a pink frill still adorning it."
"My course ran along by the foot of the beautiful Quantock Hills, where heavy-wooded coombes are scattered over the broad heathery downs, deep with bracken and whortle-bushes."
"The bird feigned a broken wing, and Vassilli, falling into the trap, instead of shooting her at once, followed her as she dodged through the whortle bushes."

Etymology

From whortle + bush.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/
British English: /ˈwɜːtl̩bʊʃ/

Inflected Forms

whortle bushes (plural)

Synonyms

whortle whortleberry bush

Questions

How do you pronounce whortle bush?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/.
What does whortle bush mean?: Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, bearing fruit known as whortleberries.
Where does whortle bush come from?: From whortle + bush.

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