avel
/əˈvɛl/
avel verb: to pull away.
Verb
avel (third-person singular simple present avels, present participle avelling, simple past and past participle avelled)
Noun
- A mourner.
Forms of avel
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | avels |
| present participle | avelling |
| past participle | avelled |
| past | avelled |
| Noun | |
| plural | avels |
| plural | avelim |
| alternative form | ovel |
Origin of avel
Borrowed from Latin āvellō.
From Hebrew אבל (avel).
Words that rhyme with avel
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- hell
- hotel
- repel
- smell
- cartel
- dell
- pell
- quell
- as well
- au naturel
- dwell
- expel
- fell
- gel
- La Rochelle
- lol
- oversell
- stell
- wel
- ABDL
- dispel
- ell
- kell
- knell
- mell
- personnel
- quenelle
- snell
- undersell
- yell
- belle
- death knell
- del
- farewell
- flotel
- foretell
- gazelle
- impel
- mademoiselle
- marcel
- mel
- morell
- Moselle
- motel
- NFL
- overswell
- propel
- pucelle
Questions about avel
- What does avel mean?
- Avel means to pull away.
- What part of speech is avel?
- Avel can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce avel?
- Avel is pronounced /əˈvɛl/.
- What is the past tense of avel?
- The past tense of avel is avelled.
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