Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-cry
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cry out.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English undercryen, equivalent to under- + cry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

undercries (present, singular) undercrying (participle, present) undercried (participle, past) undercried (past)

Questions

What does undercry mean?
To cry out.
Where does undercry come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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