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bedrabble

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bedrab-ble
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make dirty or wet, e.g. with rain and mud.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English bedrabelen, equivalent to be- + drabble.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedrabbles (present, singular) bedrabbling (participle, present) bedrabbled (participle, past) bedrabbled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

bedravel

Questions

What does bedrabble mean?
To make dirty or wet, e.g. with rain and mud.
Where does bedrabble come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bedrabble

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