Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hawm
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lounge; to loiter.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of haulm (straw)

Example Sentences

  • "Guzzlin' an' soäkin' an' smoäkin' an' hawmin' about i' the laanes, […]"

Etymology

Unknown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hawms (present, singular) hawming (participle, present) hawmed (participle, past) hawmed (past) hawms (plural)

Questions

What does hawm mean?
To lounge; to loiter.
Where does hawm come from?
Unknown

How to pronounce hawm

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