Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scraggle

/ˈskɹæɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scrag-gle
IPA: /ˈskɹæɡəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make scraggly; to make rough, scruffy, or unkempt; to tousle.

Transitive verb

noun

A small scraggly bit.

Example Sentences

"The best, and most impressive, thing about A Man Like Eva is the central performance of Eva Mattes — in alarmingly convincing male drag — as the Fassbinder character. With a scraggle of beard pasted on her face, a battered fedora on her head, and a swarm of contempt on her lips, Mattes — who has appeared in five Fassbinder films — could almost pass for the real thing."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

scraggles (present, singular) scraggling (participle, present) scraggled (participle, past) scraggled (past) scraggles (plural)

Phrases

scraggle-bearded

Rhymes With

gaggle haggle pagel wagle straggle bedraggle schlagel slagel

Questions

How do you pronounce scraggle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹæɡəl/.
What does scraggle mean?: To make scraggly; to make rough, scruffy, or unkempt; to tousle.

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