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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dush

/dʌʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
dush
IPA
/dʌʃ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To fall violently; dash down; move with violence.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English dusshen, duschen, perhaps from Old English dwǣsċan (“to put out, extinguish, destroy”) (see Middle English adweschen). Cognate with Middle Low German duschen, German dialectal duschen (“to beat, butt”). Compare also West Frisian dúste (“to push, thrust, poke”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dusshen, dwǣsċan

Usage

Inflected Forms

dushes (present, singular) dushing (participle, present) dushed (participle, past) dushed (past) doush (alternative, Scotland) duish (alternative, Scotland) doist (alternative, Scotland) doose (alternative, Scotland) doosht (alternative, Scotland)

Derived Forms

dushed dusht

Rhymes With

rush brush crush flush blush lush hush plush mush slush thrush gush

Questions

How do you pronounce dush?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʌʃ/.
What does dush mean?
To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.
Where does dush come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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