Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jolley

/dʒˈɑli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: jol-ley
IPA: /dʒˈɑli/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who jigs.

noun

A concave horizontal lathe used in producing bowls and cups.

verb

To use a jolley.

name

name

A city in Iowa.

Example Sentences

"When she had to leave work because of silicosis at the beginning of this century, the period of female makers at jolleys was over, with some insignificant temporary exceptions."

Inflected Forms

jolleys (plural) jolleys (present, singular) jolleying (participle, present) jolleyed (participle, past) jolleyed (past)

Derived Forms

jolleyman jolleyer

Synonyms

jigger

Rhymes With

ali holly molly bali poly jolly dolly mali somali trolley polly folly

Questions

How do you pronounce jolley?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɑli/.
What does jolley mean?: One who jigs.

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