Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carlin

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)lɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: car-lin
IPA: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)lɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of carline (“old woman”).

noun

Alternative form of carling.

name

Countable

name

A small city in Elko County, Nevada, United States, named after William Carlin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He taks a ſvvirlie, auld moſs-oak, / For ſome black, grouſome Carlin; […]"
"The bedrid carlins, too, and orphan brats, / Come all on me, through his petitioning; […]"
"Carlin also got arrested at one of comedian Lenny Bruce’s obscenity busts. By the late 1960s, Carlin changed his image from button-downed to T-shirt and jeans."

Usage

Inflected Forms

carlins (plural)

Derived Forms

Carlinesque Carlinism Carlinville

Phrases

Carlin How

Frequently Paired Words

Carling

Synonyms

hag crone

Rhymes With

starlin harlin parlin marlin

Questions

How do you pronounce carlin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː(ɹ)lɪn/.
What does carlin mean?: Alternative form of carline (“old woman”).

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