"knawvshawl" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knawvshawls [present, singular, third-person], knawvshawling [participle, present], knawvshawled [participle, past], knawvshawled [past]
Etymology: From Irish cnáimhseáil (“grumbling, complaining”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|cnáimhseáil||grumbling, complaining}} Irish cnáimhseáil (“grumbling, complaining”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} knawvshawl (third-person singular simple present knawvshawls, present participle knawvshawling, simple past and past participle knawvshawled)
  1. (Ireland, intransitive) to mutter or complain sullenly Tags: Ireland, intransitive Synonyms: cnawvshawl, knauvshawl
    Sense id: en-knawvshawl-en-verb-taYMCHYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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