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spanghew

/ˈspæŋ.hjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spanghew
IPA
/ˈspæŋ.hjuː/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strike (a frog or toad) and cause to fly in the air; to inflate (a frog) and bowl it across the surface of a pond.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From a combination of spang (“to spring”) and an onomatopoeic second element.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spanghews (present, singular) spanghewing (participle, present) spanghewed (participle, past) spanghewed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce spanghew?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspæŋ.hjuː/.
What does spanghew mean?
To strike (a frog or toad) and cause to fly in the air; to inflate (a frog) and bowl it across the surface of a pond.
Where does spanghew come from?
From a combination of spang (“to spring”) and an onomatopoeic second element.

How to pronounce spanghew

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