English Explanatory Dictionary

hurkle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold.
  2. to cower
  3. To contract, to pull in.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hurkle hurkles hurkling hurkled

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse herpa? Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -elen Scots -le Scots hurklebor. English hurkle Borrowed from Scots hurkle.

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