Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kibble

/ˈkɪbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: kib-ble
IPA: /ˈkɪbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grind coarsely.

noun

Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Food that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.

noun

A mallet used in the game of trap ball.

noun

In the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other.

Slang; Uncountable

name

A surname from Old English.

Example Sentences

"kibbled oats"
"The pope had already signaled his kids-over-kibbles stance in a 2014 interview with the Rome daily Il Messaggero. When asked whether some in society valued pets more than children, he said that it was a reality that reflected a “sign of cultural degeneration.”"

Etymology

Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kübel, kubil, *kubil, *kub-, *gew-, *cupia

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

kibbles (present, singular) kibbling (participle, present) kibbled (participle, past) kibbled (past) kibbles (plural)

Derived Forms

kibbly

Phrases

boy kibble

Rhymes With

dribble nibble scribble quibble sibyl ribble dibble gribble tribble diboll gibble pribble

Questions

How do you pronounce kibble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪbəl/.
What does kibble mean?: To grind coarsely.
Where does kibble come from?: It is traced to German.

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