Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bergy bit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: bergy bit
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fragment of ice, larger than a growler but smaller than an iceberg proper.

Example Sentences

"As Ed held onto my kayak, I carefully slithered up onto the chunk of ice, wondering just how much weight would cause a bergy bit to roll, and whether or not the toutons I'd had for breakfast were enough to do the trick."

Inflected Forms

bergy bits (plural)

Questions

What does bergy bit mean?: A fragment of ice, larger than a growler but smaller than an iceberg proper.

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