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wuther

Syllables: wuth·erUK/ˈwʌðə/US/ˈwʌðɚ/

wuther verb: of a wind: to blow with a dull roaring, such as among trees. Also the alternative form of whither.

Verb

wuther (third-person singular simple present wuthers, present participle wuthering, simple past and past participle wuthered)

  1. of a wind: to blow with a dull roaring, such as among trees

Noun

wuther (plural wuthers)

  1. the sound of a wuthering wind.
    • I felt sure now that I was in the pensionnat—sure by the beating rain on the easement; sure by the ‘wuther’ of wind amongst trees, denoting a garden outside; sure by the chill, the whiteness, the solitude, amidst which I lay.1853 January, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Auld Lang Syne”, in Villette. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC, page 8

Also used as

wuther is also the alternative form of whither.

Forms of wuther

Verb
third-person singular presentwuthers
present participlewuthering
past participlewuthered
pastwuthered
Noun
pluralwuthers

Origin of wuther

A variant of whither.

Words that rhyme with wuther

Questions about wuther

What does wuther mean?
Wuther means of a wind: to blow with a dull roaring, such as among trees.
What part of speech is wuther?
Wuther can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce wuther?
Wuther is pronounced /ˈwʌðə/ (UK).
What is the past tense of wuther?
The past tense of wuther is wuthered.

Words near wuther in the dictionary

  1. Wusun
  2. wut
  3. Wutai
  4. Wutaian
  5. wuth
  6. wuther
  7. wuthered
  8. wuthering
  9. wuthers
  10. Wuthnow
  11. wutless

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