Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brustle

/ˈbɹʌsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brus-tle
IPA: /ˈbɹʌsəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To crackle; to rustle.

verb

To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.

Example Sentences

"Cour. Oh, an Atheist, Sir; he believes neither God nor the Devil. Fath. 'Sbud, I'll brustle up to him. Are you an Atheist, Fellow? hoh?"

Etymology

From Middle English brustlen, variant of brastlen, from Old English brastlian, from Proto-West Germanic *brastulōn, from Proto-Germanic *brastōną. Related to German prasseln (“to crackle”). See burst.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: brustlen, brastlian, *brastulōn, *brastōną

Inflected Forms

brustles (present, singular) brustling (participle, present) brustled (participle, past) brustled (past)

Rhymes With

muscle russell hustle russel bustle mussel rustle tussle justle tussal abustle

Questions

How do you pronounce brustle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹʌsəl/.
What does brustle mean?: To crackle; to rustle.
Where does brustle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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