Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tantivy

/tænˈtɪvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: tan-tivy
IPA: /tænˈtɪvi/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

noun

The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horse

Informal

verb

To hurry off.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Fryar John began to paw, neigh and whinny at the Snout's end, as one ready to leap, or at least to play the Ass, and get up and ride tantivy to the Devil like a Beggar on Horseback."
"a. 1658, John Cleveland, letter to a Parliament Officer at Grantham Sir , I expected to hear from you in the Language of the lost Groat , and the Prodigal Son , and not in such a Tantivy of Language"
"Jack then placed himself on the opposite side of the pit, farthest from the giant’s lodging, and, just at the break of day, he put the horn to his mouth, and blew, Tantivy, Tantivy. This noise roused the giant."

Etymology

A fox-hunting term, said to be from the note of a hunting horn.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tantivies (plural) tantivies (present, singular) tantivying (participle, present) tantivied (participle, past) tantivied (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce tantivy?: The recorded pronunciation is /tænˈtɪvi/.
What does tantivy mean?: At full tilt
Where does tantivy come from?: A fox-hunting term, said to be from the note of a hunting horn.

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