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striddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
strid-dle
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To straddle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Frequentative of Middle English striden (whence modern English stride), from Old English strīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Equivalent to stride + -le (frequentative suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

striddles (present, singular) striddling (participle, present) striddled (participle, past) striddled (past)

Questions

What does striddle mean?
To straddle.
Where does striddle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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