English Explanatory Dictionary

muckle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A great amount.
adj
  1. Large, massive.
  2. Much.
verb
  1. To latch onto something with the mouth.
  2. To talk big; to exaggerate.
noun
  1. A maul or hammer.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-muckle.wav

Word forms

muckle muckles muckler mucklest muckling muckled

Etymology

From Middle English mukel, muchel, from the same source as (perhaps a variant of) mickle.

Synonyms

mickle

Derived words

many a mickle makes a muckle Muckle-Wells syndrome
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