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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whorled

/woɹld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
whorled
IPA
/woɹld/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Formed from whorls; having whorls.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English whorl Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English whorled From whorl + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /woɹld/
  • British English: /wɜːld/

Inflected Forms

more whorled (comparative) most whorled (superlative)

Synonyms

verticillate verticillated coiling helical spiral spiraling volute voluted turbinate spiralling

Homonyms

whirled (UK) world (UK, wine–whine merger)

Rhymes With

world open world curled hurled swirled whirled twirled furled squirrelled

Questions

How do you pronounce whorled?
The recorded pronunciation is /woɹld/.
What does whorled mean?
Formed from whorls; having whorls.
Where does whorled come from?
Etymology tree English whorl Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English whorled From whorl + -ed.

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