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whirret

whirret noun: a blow; the act of striking.

Noun

whirret (plural whirrets)

  1. (obsolete) A blow; the act of striking.

Verb

whirret (third-person singular simple present whirrets, present participle whirreting, simple past and past participle whirreted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To box someone's ears.

Forms of whirret

Noun
pluralwhirrets
alternative formwhirrick
Verb
third-person singular presentwhirrets
present participlewhirreting
past participlewhirreted
pastwhirreted

Questions about whirret

What does whirret mean?
Whirret means a blow; the act of striking.
What part of speech is whirret?
Whirret can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of whirret?
The plural of whirret is whirrets.

Words near whirret in the dictionary

  1. whirr
  2. whirra
  3. whirred
  4. whirrer
  5. whirrers
  6. whirret
  7. whirreted
  8. whirreth
  9. whirreting
  10. whirrets
  11. whirried

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