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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
whit-ter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of witter (“speak at length on a trivial subject”).

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

English occupational surname for a whitewasher, caulker or bleacher, from Middle English whitere, an agent derivative of Old English hwītian (“to whiten”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: whitere, hwītian

Inflected Forms

whitters (present, singular) whittering (participle, present) whittered (participle, past) whittered (past) Whitters (plural)

Questions

What does whitter mean?
Alternative form of witter (“speak at length on a trivial subject”).
Where does whitter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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