Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: loun
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat; thrash.

British usage

noun

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Scots lounder (“to deal heavy blows on, thrash”).

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

louns (present, singular) louning (participle, present) louned (participle, past) louned (past) louns (plural)

Questions

What does loun mean?: To beat; thrash.
Where does loun come from?: Uncertain. Compare Scots lounder (“to deal heavy blows on, thrash”).

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