Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waxwing

/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: waxwing
IPA: /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

Example Sentences

"I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky."

Etymology

From wax + wing; so called from the wax-like tips to the secondary wing feathers.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

waxwings (plural)

Phrases

American waxwing Bohemian waxwing cedar waxwing Japanese waxwing

Questions

How do you pronounce waxwing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/.
What does waxwing mean?: Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
Where does waxwing come from?: From wax + wing; so called from the wax-like tips to the secondary wing feathers.

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