Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set a spell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: set a spell
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.

American usage

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see set, a, spell.

Example Sentences

"[S]he declined his invitation to "Come up and see the old woman and set a spell.""
""You might as well set down," remarked Miss Hitty, with a new gentleness of manner. "I'm going to set a spell.""
"Hank's Hardware is one of those quintessentially American places. . . . Hank's is a place where people can set a spell, but it is also a business, competing in the ever-tightening hardware marketplace."
"In this country community, we enjoy our neighbors as we never could before. There is time to set a spell and talk about the weather, family and days gone by."
"“Did the witch set a spell on you, too, Bodvar?”"

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

sets a spell (present, singular) setting a spell (participle, present)

Synonyms

visit a spell

Questions

What does set a spell mean?: To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.

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