wherret
UK/ˈwɛɹɪt/
wherret noun: a blow, especially on the face.
Noun
wherret (plural wherrets)
- A blow, especially on the face.
- I would rather perswade a man, though somewhat out of season, to give his boy a wherret on the eare, than to dissemble this wise, sterne or severe countenance, to vex and fret his minde.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 31, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Verb
wherret (third-person singular simple present wherrets, present participle wherreting, simple past and past participle wherreted)
Forms of wherret
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wherrets |
| alternative form | whirrit |
| alternative form | worrit |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | wherrets |
| present participle | wherreting |
| past participle | wherreted |
| past | wherreted |
Origin of wherret
Unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr.
Questions about wherret
- What does wherret mean?
- Wherret means a blow, especially on the face.
- What part of speech is wherret?
- Wherret can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce wherret?
- Wherret is pronounced /ˈwɛɹɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of wherret?
- The plural of wherret is wherrets.
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