Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strout

/stɹaʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: strout
IPA: /stɹaʊt/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

Alternative form of strut (“to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out”).

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"I will make a brief list of the particulars themselves in an historical truth , no ways strouted , nor made greater by language"
"The daintie Clover growes (of grasse the onely silke) That makes each Udder strout abundantly with milke."
"their belly strouted out big like a great tun"
"strouting dugs that paggles to the ground"

Etymology

From Middle English. See etymology of the corresponding sense of strut

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

strouts (present, singular) strouting (participle, present) strouted (participle, past) strouted (past) Strouts (plural)

Synonyms

strut

Rhymes With

about out all-out without throughout doubt stake-out shout bout scout drought trout

Questions

How do you pronounce strout?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹaʊt/.
What does strout mean?: To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly
Where does strout come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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