Wherret
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɛɹɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wherret is a noun meaning (now regional) A blow, especially on the face.
Meaning
(now regional) A blow, especially on the face.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To hurry; to trouble; to tease.
- (obsolete, transitive) To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear.
Example Sentences
to wherret a child
Find some other road; can't you; and don't keep wherreting me with your nonsense.
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.
Word Forms
- wherrets
- wherreting
- wherreted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whirret, whisterpoop, whop, whang, whiffle, whap.
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