Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrassle

/ˈɹæs(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: wrast-le
IPA: /ˈɹæs(ə)l/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Pronunciation spelling of wrestle, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English.

verb

To gather with effort.

Example Sentences

"Poor Jody! He ought not to have to wrassle in there by himself."
"Miss Reba turned to Boon again. "What you been doing? wrassling with hogs?" / "We got in a mudhole back down the road. We drove up. The automobile's outside now.""
"[…] "wrassled" up some fresh sheets for her, […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹæs(ə)l/
British English: /ˈɹæsl̩/

Inflected Forms

wrassles (present, singular) wrassling (participle, present) wrassled (participle, past) wrassled (past)

Homonyms

rassle wrastle

Rhymes With

castle toll castle hassle vassal tassel facile passel wassail rassle wrastle sphacel assle

Questions

How do you pronounce wrassle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæs(ə)l/.
What does wrassle mean?: Pronunciation spelling of wrestle, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English.

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