Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lurry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lur-ry
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lug or pull about.

Transitive verb

noun

Alternative form of lorry (“type of cart”).

verb

To daub; dirty.

Transitive verb

noun

A confused heap; a throng or jumble, as of people or sounds.

Obsolete

verb

To hurry carelessly.

Intransitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"How durſt you Rogues take the opinion / To vapor here in my Dominion, / Without my leave, and make a lurry, / That men cannot be quiet for ye!"
"to turn prayer into a kind of lurry"

Etymology

Of obscure origin. See lorry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lurries (present, singular) lurrying (participle, present) lurried (participle, past) lurried (past) lurries (plural) Lurrys (plural)

Derived Forms

lurryman

Frequently Paired Words

lorry

Questions

What does lurry mean?: To lug or pull about.
Where does lurry come from?: Of obscure origin. See lorry.

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