Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tig

/tɪɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: tig
IPA: /tɪɡ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.

noun

A light touch; a tap or pat.

noun

The children's game of tag.

noun

A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.

adj

Acronym of tungsten inert gas; pertaining to TIG welding.

Example Sentences

"One evening when playing tig she had put her hands over his eyes: long and white and thin and cold and soft."

Etymology

Dialectal variant of tick, from Middle English ticken, tiken. More at tick.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ticken

Inflected Forms

tigs (present, singular) tigging (participle, present) tigged (participle, past) tigged (past) tigs (plural) tyg (alternative)

Phrases

tig bitties tig ol' bitties

Frequently Paired Words

tig bitties tig ol' bitties GTAW MIG

Rhymes With

big dig pig fig gig rig wig brig sig mig jig zig

Questions

How do you pronounce tig?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɪɡ/.
What does tig mean?: To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.
Where does tig come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tig

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