knobble
/ˈnɒb.əl/
knobble noun: a small knob.
Noun
knobble (plural knobbles)
- A small knob.
- […] I stared down into the chasm of this baby’s mouth, where the little pink knobble at the back of his throat was wiggling with the wind of his howl.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 59, in Small Island, London: Review, page 524
Verb
knobble (third-person singular simple present knobbles, present participle knobbling, simple past and past participle knobbled)
- To give a knobbly surface to.
- To produce wrought iron by treating (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling.
- knobbled charcoal iron
- a knobbling furnace
Forms of knobble
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | knobbles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | knobbles |
| present participle | knobbling |
| past participle | knobbled |
| past | knobbled |
Origin of knobble
From Middle English knoble; equivalent to knob + -le.
Words formed from knobble
Words that rhyme with knobble
Questions about knobble
- What does knobble mean?
- Knobble means a small knob.
- What part of speech is knobble?
- Knobble can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce knobble?
- Knobble is pronounced /ˈnɒb.əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of knobble?
- The plural of knobble is knobbles.
Words near knobble in the dictionary
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