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PRONUNCIATION OF SPRATTLE

sprattle  [ˈsprætəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRATTLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sprattle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sprattle in English.

WHAT DOES SPRATTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sprattle in the English dictionary

The definition of sprattle in the dictionary is to struggle or scramble.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPRATTLE

PRESENT

Present
I sprattle
you sprattle
he/she/it sprattles
we sprattle
you sprattle
they sprattle
Present continuous
I am sprattling
you are sprattling
he/she/it is sprattling
we are sprattling
you are sprattling
they are sprattling
Present perfect
I have sprattled
you have sprattled
he/she/it has sprattled
we have sprattled
you have sprattled
they have sprattled
Present perfect continuous
I have been sprattling
you have been sprattling
he/she/it has been sprattling
we have been sprattling
you have been sprattling
they have been sprattling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sprattled
you sprattled
he/she/it sprattled
we sprattled
you sprattled
they sprattled
Past continuous
I was sprattling
you were sprattling
he/she/it was sprattling
we were sprattling
you were sprattling
they were sprattling
Past perfect
I had sprattled
you had sprattled
he/she/it had sprattled
we had sprattled
you had sprattled
they had sprattled
Past perfect continuous
I had been sprattling
you had been sprattling
he/she/it had been sprattling
we had been sprattling
you had been sprattling
they had been sprattling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sprattle
you will sprattle
he/she/it will sprattle
we will sprattle
you will sprattle
they will sprattle
Future continuous
I will be sprattling
you will be sprattling
he/she/it will be sprattling
we will be sprattling
you will be sprattling
they will be sprattling
Future perfect
I will have sprattled
you will have sprattled
he/she/it will have sprattled
we will have sprattled
you will have sprattled
they will have sprattled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sprattling
you will have been sprattling
he/she/it will have been sprattling
we will have been sprattling
you will have been sprattling
they will have been sprattling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sprattle
you would sprattle
he/she/it would sprattle
we would sprattle
you would sprattle
they would sprattle
Conditional continuous
I would be sprattling
you would be sprattling
he/she/it would be sprattling
we would be sprattling
you would be sprattling
they would be sprattling
Conditional perfect
I would have sprattle
you would have sprattle
he/she/it would have sprattle
we would have sprattle
you would have sprattle
they would have sprattle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sprattling
you would have been sprattling
he/she/it would have been sprattling
we would have been sprattling
you would have been sprattling
they would have been sprattling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sprattle
we let´s sprattle
you sprattle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sprattle
Past participle
sprattled
Present Participle
sprattling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPRATTLE


atlatl
ˈætəˌlætəl
battel
ˈbætəl
battle
ˈbætəl
brattle
ˈbrætəl
cattle
ˈkætəl
chattel
ˈtʃætəl
embattle
ɪmˈbætəl
prattle
ˈprætəl
prebattle
priːˈbætəl
prittle-prattle
ˈprɪtəlˌprætəl
Quetzalcoatl
ˌkɛtsəlkəʊˈætəl
rattle
ˈrætəl
scrattle
ˈskrætəl
Seattle
sɪˈætəl
tattle
ˈtætəl
that´ll
ˈðætəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPRATTLE

spraddle
spraddled
sprag
sprain
sprained
spraint
sprang
sprangle
sprat
Spratly Islands
sprauncy
sprawl
sprawled
sprawler
sprawling
sprawly
spray
spray can
spray gun
spray paint

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPRATTLE

air battle
beef cattle
black wattle
death rattle
do battle
domestic cattle
give battle
golden wattle
gun battle
Highland cattle
join battle
line of battle
little
longhorn cattle
losing battle
pitched battle
sea battle
tittle-tattle
trial by battle
wager of battle
wattle

Synonyms and antonyms of sprattle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sprattle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPRATTLE

Find out the translation of sprattle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sprattle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sprattle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sprattle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sprattle
570 millions of speakers

English

sprattle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sprattle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sprattle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sprattle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sprattle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sprattle
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sprattle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sprattle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sprattle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sprattle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sprattle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sprattle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sprattle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sprattle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शस्त्रक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sprattle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sprattle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprattle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sprattle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sprattle
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

sprattle
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sprattle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sprattle
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sprattle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sprattle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRATTLE»

The term «sprattle» is used very little and occupies the 154.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRATTLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sprattle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sprattle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sprattle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRATTLE»

Discover the use of sprattle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sprattle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Language of Humour
Ah! I watched him sprattle as bugs do sprattle, with their legs like so, like bugs' legs, stretched out and sprattling. and I thought good for you, bug, none of these abominable tricks for you. None of this whining about the state of the world, none of ...
Walter Nash, 2014
2
More! Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phoenemic Awareness ...
In. Springtime. by Carol Murray 3-letter blend spr as in sprig: springtime, sprinklers, spray, sprigs, sprout, springer, sprains, sprinting, spruce, spreads, springboards, sprightly, sprawling, sprigtails, spryly, sprattle ADDITIONAL SOUNDS Long ...
Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz, 1998
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Ye may creep and sprawl and sprattle, Bonus To a Louse, st. 3. 2. .96. A scramble, struggle, :Prawl. Sc. In the deepest hole 0 the ith and making a sprattle for your life, Scot-r Redg. (1824) xii. Ayr. Thro' the drift, deeplairing sprattle Beneath a ...
Joseph Wright
4
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
81. Chapter. Children'sPrattle. AT a richmerchant'shousetherewasachildren' sparty,andthe children of rich and great people were there. The merchant was a learnedman,forhis fatherhadsent him to college, and he had passedhisexamination.
Hans Christian Andersen, 2009
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The Works with His Lift by Allan Cunningham. -London, James ...
A frolic, noise, riot. “ We have had some bits o' splores thegither.” Scott. Sprachled. Scrambled. “ Came spraughlin in a hurry out.” . Mactaggart. Sprattle. To scramble. “ And making a sprattle for your life.” . Scott. Spreekled. Spotted, speckled.
Robert Burns, 1834
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The New Hampshire Reports
So, also, the case of Sprattle v. Wilson, 1 Holt N. P. 10, would seem to be opposed to this doctrine, where Gibbs, C. J ., inquires whether if A, on his deathbed, desire B to call at a certain place and fetch away a watch, adding, “that he will then ...
New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Joel Parker, 1861
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The Works: In Four Volumes
Sprattle. To scramble. “ And making a sprattle for your life.” - Scott. Spreckled. Spotted,speckled. “ The spreckled mavis greets your ear.” Fergusson. Spring. A quick air in music, a Scottish reel. “ Playand on his harp of Trace a pleasand springis ...
Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham, 1835
8
The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth-Century Verse
Swith, in some beggar's haffet squattle; There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle, Wi' ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whare horn nor bane ne'er daur unsettle Your thick plantations. Now hand you there, ye're out o'  ...
Roger Lonsdale, 2009
9
The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns
Sprattte, scramble: 'sprawl and sprattle,' ' deep-lairing, sprattle.' Spree-tiled, speckled. SPring, a quick tune, a dance: ' I 've play'd mysel a bonie spring,' 'he play'd a spring, and danc'd it round,' 'Charlie gat the spring to pay,' ' the o'erword o' ...
Burns Robert
10
Windmills and Millwrighting
SPINDLE-BEAMS SPLINED SHAFT SPLIT WHEEL SPOKE—ARM WHEEL SPONDS OR SPURNS SPOUT SPRATTLE-BEAM SPRING-SAILS SPUR-GEAR MILL Post-mill with spur-gears and two pairs of stones in head STAGE Gallery or  ...
Stanley Freese, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRATTLE»

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Earl Sweatshirt Feat. Frank Ocean – Sunday
As Marc Hogan helpfully clarifies over at Spin, the January sprattle did happened on a Sunday, and Ocean has already made reference to the fact that Brown ... «MOJO, Aug 13»

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