Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweeny

/swˈini/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: swee-ny
IPA: /swˈini/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Variant of Sweeney.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

swinney (alternative) Sweenys (plural)

Synonyms

Sweeney shoulder

Homonyms

sweany

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini

Questions

How do you pronounce sweeny?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈini/.
What does sweeny mean?: An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
Where does sweeny come from?: Variant of Sweeney.

How to pronounce sweeny

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