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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trant

/tɹænt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
trant
IPA
/tɹænt/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To walk; go about.

Intransitive verb

verb

To traffic in an itinerant manner; to peddle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To turn; play a trick.

Intransitive verb

noun

A turn; trick; stratagem.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English tranten, from or cognate with Middle Dutch tranten (“to step, walk”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trent-, *trant- (“to walk”). Cognate with West Frisian trantsje (“to step, step time; dance, jump”). Compare also Dutch drentelen (“to saunter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

trants (present, singular) tranting (participle, present) tranted (participle, past) tranted (past) traunt (alternative) trants (plural)

Derived Forms

tranter tranty

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce trant?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænt/.
What does trant mean?
To walk; go about.
Where does trant come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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