Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hinged

/hɪnd͡ʒd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: hinged
IPA: /hɪnd͡ʒd/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

adj

Extremely high on drugs.

Slang

adj

Of a stamp, affixed with a stamp hinge.

adj

Sane; not unhinged.

Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of hinge

Example Sentences

"There are hinged side buffers, and the centre coupler also is hinged to enable the vehicles to work with ordinary stock."
"[…] we were able to used the creamer again in a slightly more hinged scenario, in our drip coffee from the coffee station."

Etymology

The "not unhinged" sense was created as a back-formation from unhinged.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hɪnd͡ʒd/

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

hingedly nonhinged unhinged

Phrases

hinged-back tortoise hinged tortoise

Rhymes With

infringed unhinged singed cringed binged impinged winged fringed

Questions

How do you pronounce hinged?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪnd͡ʒd/.
What does hinged mean?: Affixed by a hinge, as a door.
Where does hinged come from?: The "not unhinged" sense was created as a back-formation from unhinged.

How to pronounce hinged

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