Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whip-poor-will

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
whip-poor-will
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus)

Inflected Forms

whip-poor-wills (plural)

Questions

What does whip-poor-will mean?
Alternative form of whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus)

How to pronounce whip-poor-will

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