Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chelp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chelp
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.

Intransitive verb

verb

To speak rudely or out of turn.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board."
"1820, John Clare, “My Mary” in Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, London: Taylor and Hessey, p. 87, Who’s laugh’d at too by every whelp, For failings which she cannot help? But silly fools will laugh and chelp, My Mary."
"The teacher got angry at all her chelping."

Etymology

Probably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

chelps (present, singular) chelping (participle, present) chelped (participle, past) chelped (past)

Questions

What does chelp mean?: To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
Where does chelp come from?: Probably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp.

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