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hurley

/ˈhɝli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
hur-ley
IPA
/ˈhɝli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stick used in the game of hurling.

Countable

noun

The game of hurling.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.

name

An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.

name

An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.

name

A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

name

A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

name

A locale in the United States:

Etymology

From hurl.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɝli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hurleys (plural) O'Hurley (alternative)

Phrases

Hurley stage Hurley staging system

Rhymes With

early shirley curly pearly burley surly girlie burly gurley curley worley turley

Questions

How do you pronounce hurley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɝli/.
What does hurley mean?
A stick used in the game of hurling.
Where does hurley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce hurley

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