Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squattle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squat-tle
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To squat or sprawl; to duck into concealment.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"They tarried about a week among us, living in tents, with their little ones squattling among the litter[…]"
"Whenever they got to the water they threw themselves down and squattled into it. The moment they were in the water they acted just as if they were fishes."
"He spread his face out in such a manner that there was nothing left but mouth; as a young cuckoo in a sparrow's nest, when his stepmother cannot satisfy him, squattles his empty body down, and distends himself into one enormous gape."

Etymology

From squat + -le?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: squat

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

squattles (present, singular) squattling (participle, present) squattled (participle, past) squattled (past)

Questions

What does squattle mean?: To squat or sprawl; to duck into concealment.
Where does squattle come from?: From squat + -le?

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