Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: dout
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of doubt.

Obsolete

noun

Misspelling of doubt.

verb

To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Mount them, and make inciſion in their Hides, / That their hot blood may ſpin in Engliſh eyes, / And doubt them with ſuperfluous courage : ha."
"The fire she lit in every breast was fanned rather than douted by the rumour presently puffed abroad that she was the recipient of letters addressed in a man’s handwriting."

Etymology

From Middle English doute (“doubt”). More at doubt.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: doute

Usage

Inflected Forms

douts (present, singular) douting (participle, present) douted (participle, past) douted (past)

Phrases

a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke

Frequently Paired Words

douter a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke

Rhymes With

about out take out without set about term out throughout doubt peter out route fill out knock about

Questions

What does dout mean?: Obsolete spelling of doubt.
Where does dout come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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