"wherret" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛɹɪt/ [UK] Forms: wherrets [plural]
Etymology: Unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|whirr}} whirr Head templates: {{en-noun}} wherret (plural wherrets)
  1. (now regional) A blow, especially on the face. Tags: regional
    Sense id: en-wherret-en-noun-pI6zc9Cc Categories (other): Regional English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whirrit, worrit

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛɹɪt/ [UK] Forms: wherrets [present, singular, third-person], wherreting [participle, present], wherreted [participle, past], wherreted [past]
Etymology: Unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|whirr}} whirr Head templates: {{en-verb}} wherret (third-person singular simple present wherrets, present participle wherreting, simple past and past participle wherreted)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hurry; to trouble; to tease. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-wherret-en-verb-l2hON~Xr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 53 29
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-wherret-en-verb-jNGDex3F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whirrit, worrit

Inflected forms

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