Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedraggle

/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bedrag-gle
IPA: /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English draggle English bedraggle From be- + draggle.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bedraggles (present, singular) bedraggling (participle, present) bedraggled (participle, past) bedraggled (past)

Derived Forms

bedraggled

Synonyms

draggle

Rhymes With

gaggle haggle pagel wagle straggle schlagel slagel scraggle

Questions

How do you pronounce bedraggle?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/.
What does bedraggle mean?: To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.
Where does bedraggle come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English draggle English bedraggle From be- + draggle.

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