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broggle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brog-gle
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sniggle, or fish with a brog.

British usage

verb

To poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A derivative of dialectal English brog (“sniggle, fish with a brog”), equivalent to brog + -le. Compare brog (noun).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

broggles (present, singular) broggling (participle, present) broggled (participle, past) broggled (past) braggle (alternative)

Questions

What does broggle mean?
To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
Where does broggle come from?
A derivative of dialectal English brog (“sniggle, fish with a brog”), equivalent to brog + -le. Compare brog (noun).

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