Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lobtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lob-tail
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise the flukes out of the water and then slap them down against the water surface.

Inflected Forms

lobtails (present, singular) lobtailing (participle, present) lobtailed (participle, past) lobtailed (past)

Questions

What does lobtail mean?: To raise the flukes out of the water and then slap them down against the water surface.

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