Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misguggle

/mɪsˈɡʌɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-gug-gle
IPA
/mɪsˈɡʌɡəl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spoil by rough or careless handling; handle roughly; rumple; crumple; maul; mangle or disfigure; mar; spoil; bungle.

Transitive verb

verb

To hack; slash; carve.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From a conflation of mis- + guggle (“to soil, dirty”) and mis- + gruggle (“to disorder, rumple”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misguggles (present, singular) misguggling (participle, present) misguggled (participle, past) misguggled (past) misgruggle (alternative) misgoggle (alternative) misgrugle (alternative) misgaggle (alternative) misgoogle (alternative) misguggles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce misguggle?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈɡʌɡəl/.
What does misguggle mean?
To spoil by rough or careless handling; handle roughly; rumple; crumple; maul; mangle or disfigure; mar; spoil; bungle.
Where does misguggle come from?
From a conflation of mis- + guggle (“to soil, dirty”) and mis- + gruggle (“to disorder, rumple”).

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