Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish-eye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: fish--eye
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fisheye.

verb

Alternative form of fisheye.

Example Sentences

"The girl gives him the fish-eye."
"And the driver, some kind of cop, had given him the fish-eye as he passed."
"O’Leary was giving me the fish-eye again."
"The two broads were fish-eyein’ me."
"She fish-eyed me a good ten seconds before she told somebody to hand me my stuff."
"“You just fish-eyed me, boy. Don’t tell me it’s nothing. Hey! I’m talking to you.”"

Inflected Forms

fish-eyes (plural) fish-eyes (present, singular) fish-eyeing (participle, present) fish-eying (participle, present) fish-eyed (participle, past) fish-eyed (past)

Questions

What does fish-eye mean?: Alternative form of fisheye.

How to pronounce fish-eye

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