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betwattle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bet-wat-tle
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surprise, to confound, to befuddle, to put in a distressed state of mind.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To be in a distressed state of mind.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly a back formation from betwattled, late 18th-century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered.

Usage

Inflected Forms

betwattles (present, singular) betwattling (participle, present) betwattled (participle, past) betwattled (past) betwaddle (alternative)

Questions

What does betwattle mean?
To surprise, to confound, to befuddle, to put in a distressed state of mind.
Where does betwattle come from?
Possibly a back formation from betwattled, late 18th-century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered.

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