Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nubble

/ˈnʌbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nub-ble
IPA: /ˈnʌbəl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”).

verb

To beat or bruise with the fist.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles."
"if his Master went an Hair's Breadth beyond his Duty, he was a Tyrant, that it was lawful for him to Nubble him"

Etymology

Compare Low German nubben (“to knock, cuff”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

nubbles (plural) nubbles (present, singular) nubbling (participle, present) nubbled (participle, past) nubbled (past)

Derived Forms

nubbly

Synonyms

nub

Homonyms

knubble

Rhymes With

double trouble bubble air bubble rubble hubble stubble redouble knubble fubble

Questions

How do you pronounce nubble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʌbəl/.
What does nubble mean?: Alternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”).
Where does nubble come from?: Compare Low German nubben (“to knock, cuff”).

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