Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retease
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of re-tease.

Example Sentences

".Practically all of the woolen rags are sold at auction or direct to manufacturers in Yorkshire (England), who retease the wool and remake it into cloth (called " shoddy”)."
"Distribute teased stuffing over the seat to the roll by holding the stuffing in your left hand while the right hand pulls, reteases, interweaves, and distributes the stuffing smoothly in place, the left hand helping in the process."
"She had a small butt and long thighs, and she had her arms raised to retease her hair that spread up and out like tongues of flame."

Etymology

From re- + tease.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

reteases (present, singular) reteasing (participle, present) reteased (participle, past) reteased (past)

Questions

What does retease mean?: Alternative form of re-tease.
Where does retease come from?: From re- + tease.

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