spink
/spɪŋk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The primrose.
noun
The lady's smock or cuckooflower.
name
A small village in County Laois, Ireland (From Irish An Spinc. the pointed rock).
Countable; Uncountable
name
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Union County, South Dakota, United States.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The Chaffinches ‘‘spinked” as though its presence was not required, but it seemed to be feeding on insects only."
- "The Linnet called “ Chivvey ” can tweet and spink and song-sing, and is full of clicks and jars, like the other."
- "Woodpig was rootling for worms up the brook when he was surprised to see Chaffinch, "spinking" at him from a hazel twig."
- "And his voice sounded good, too, and loud and clear, and he put two of his fingers into his mouth and whistled, a piercing, high-pitched scream of a whistle, and there was a sudden silence as though the noise had penetrated the brain of all things and stunned movement; but in a second the spinking blackbird began again his yittering, and all were at song again."
- "The cry of this species, which consists of a number of rapidly ‘‘spinking” notes, reminds me of that of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the United States."
- "6 DECEMBER The winter sun is a flat blade of white on the horizon. Blackbirds are spinking, a charmless sound, done by rote."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: spink
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /spɪŋk/
- British English: /spɪŋk/