Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hangtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hang-tail
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the tail hanging limply.

adj

Disheartened; low-spirited.

Example Sentences

"The dog trotted hangtail away, and the prairie dog turned his head to check on a flush."
"The dog dropped, hang-head, hang-tail."
"At least a hundred hairless dogs, which had been barking fiercely, slunk hangtail through the ruptures that served these huts as doorholes."
"Most bridegrooms look ashamed and hangtail."
"When in this sad hangtail mood, even the healthy bites of aggressive fleas could not distract him, so deeply was he immersed in despondency."
"As they climbed into the van Potter clapped the trooper on the shoulder and Budd responded with as hangtail a smile as the agent had ever in his life encountered."

Etymology

From hang + tail, from the way a dog will leave its tail drooping or hanging when frightened or sad.

Inflected Forms

more hangtail (comparative) most hangtail (superlative)

Questions

What does hangtail mean?: With the tail hanging limply.
Where does hangtail come from?: From hang + tail, from the way a dog will leave its tail drooping or hanging when frightened or sad.

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