Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rawk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: rawk
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Pronunciation spelling of rock (“music genre”).

Uncountable

verb

Pronunciation spelling of rock.

Example Sentences

"The rawk o' the hills, and the mist o' the mountains, / Like the reek o'a pot, and the smoke of a kiln, / Draws further off still, while the round sun is counting / His pulses o' light o' the morning so still."
"Rawks o' muck dahn't side on his faace."
"'At drew all them rawks."
"When the piece is on shade, cool down gradually and thoroughly to avoid “rawks” […]"
"I enjoy listening to good rawk."
"RAWK: This is how people who start bands in order to meet porn stars spell rock."

Etymology

Related to roke (“mist; smoke”), Swedish rök (“smoke”). Compare raggy (“foggy”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rawks (plural) rawks (present, singular) rawking (participle, present) rawked (participle, past) rawked (past)

Derived Forms

rawky

Questions

What does rawk mean?: A thick fog.
Where does rawk come from?: Related to roke (“mist; smoke”), Swedish rök (“smoke”). Compare raggy (“foggy”).

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