Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wherret

/ˈwɛɹɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wher-ret
IPA: /ˈwɛɹɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blow, especially on the face.

verb

To hurry; to trouble; to tease.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I would rather perswade a man, though somewhat out of season, to give his boy a wherret on the eare, than to dissemble this wise, sterne or severe countenance, to vex and fret his minde."
"Find some other road; can't you; and don't keep wherreting me with your nonsense."
"to wherret a child"

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈwɛɹɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wherrets (plural) whirrit (alternative) worrit (alternative) wherrets (present, singular) wherreting (participle, present) wherreted (participle, past) wherreted (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce wherret?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛɹɪt/.
What does wherret mean?: A blow, especially on the face.
Where does wherret come from?: Unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr.

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