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maudle

/ˈmɔdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mau-dle
IPA
/ˈmɔdəl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw into confusion or disorder.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To render maudlin.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To act in an excessively sentimental way.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

A back-formation from maudlin, taken as the present participle.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɔdəl/
  • British English: /ˈmɔːdəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

maudles (present, singular) maudling (participle, present) maudled (participle, past) maudled (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce maudle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔdəl/.
What does maudle mean?
To throw into confusion or disorder.
Where does maudle come from?
A back-formation from maudlin, taken as the present participle.

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