Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furtle

/ˈfɝtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fur-tle
IPA: /ˈfɝtəl/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.

British usage

verb

To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Then he looked back at his glossy, had a furtle with something in his pocket, and then looked back at me."
"“Let me just have a quick furtle.” He dug his hand elbow-deep into the bag."
"It was so unusual that I went for another furtle in the 1881 census to find her family."
"A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts."
"Needham was already half-heartedly furtling about in the kitchen, opening cupboards without bothering to search them, letting his left hand trail over objects as though he was thinking with his fleshy fingers"
"Furtling amongst the loose change and accumulated junk, he finally found what he was looking for."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɝtəl/
British English: /ˈfɜːtəl/

Usage

British usage
Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

furtles (plural) furtles (present, singular) furtling (participle, present) furtled (participle, past) furtled (past)

Homonyms

firtle (one US pronunciation) fertile

Rhymes With

turtle myrtle hurtle kirtle firtle

Questions

How do you pronounce furtle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɝtəl/.
What does furtle mean?: A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.

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