Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

where away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: where -away
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Where are you going? What is your destination?

Archaic

phrase

A query uttered by the officer of the deck as to the direction of an object sighted by the lookout.

Example Sentences

"'Where away the nicht sae late, laird?' says John. 'I go to save a soul from hell,' was the answer."

Usage

Archaic

Synonyms

whither away

Questions

What does where away mean?: Where are you going? What is your destination?

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