hither and thither
/ˌhɪðɚ‿n̩ ˈðɪðɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
To here and to there, one place after another; in different directions.
adv
In a disorderly manner.
Example Sentences
- "All alter, nothing finally decayes: / Hether and thether ſtill the Spirit ſtrayes; / Gueſt to all Bodies: out of beaſts it flyes / To men, from men to beaſts; and neuer dyes."
- "Noailles, Cogny and Company hang well back upon the Hill regions, and strong posts which are not yet menaced; or fly vaguely, more or less distractedly, hither and thither; not in the least like fighting Karl, much less like beating him."
- "Thou shalt read the hearts of men as an open writing, and hither and thither shalt thou lead them as thy pleasure listeth."
- "And the passion that held Strickland was a passion to create beauty. It gave him no peace. It urged him hither and thither. He was eternally a pilgrim, haunted by a divine nostalgia, and the demon within him was ruthless."
- "The Stirling-Oban line has an even more sinuous course, as it winds hither and thither to obtain a passage through the depths of the mountains."
- "“A kleptomaniac,” I said. “Which means, if the term is not familiar to you, a chap who flits hither and thither pinching everything he can lay his hands on.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌhɪðɚ‿n̩ ˈðɪðɚ/
- British English: /ˌhɪðəɹ‿n̩ ˈðɪðə/