Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knobble

/ˈnɒb.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knob-ble
IPA: /ˈnɒb.əl/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

To give a knobbly surface to.

Transitive verb

verb

To produce wrought iron by treating (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] I stared down into the chasm of this baby’s mouth, where the little pink knobble at the back of his throat was wiggling with the wind of his howl."
"knobbled charcoal iron"
"a knobbling furnace"

Etymology

From Middle English knoble; equivalent to knob + -le.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: knoble

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈnɒb.əl/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

knobbles (plural) knobbles (present, singular) knobbling (participle, present) knobbled (participle, past) knobbled (past)

Derived Forms

knobbly knobbler

Homonyms

nobble

Rhymes With

chernobyl wobble gobble cobble bobble squabble hobble coble nobble chornobyl scrobble

Questions

How do you pronounce knobble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɒb.əl/.
What does knobble mean?: A small knob.
Where does knobble come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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