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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THRAPPLE

A variant of earlier thropple, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THRAPPLE

thrapple  [ˈθræpəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRAPPLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thrapple is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb thrapple in English.

WHAT DOES THRAPPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thrapple in the English dictionary

The definition of thrapple in the dictionary is the throat or windpipe. Other definition of thrapple is to throttle.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THRAPPLE

PRESENT

Present
I thrapple
you thrapple
he/she/it thrapples
we thrapple
you thrapple
they thrapple
Present continuous
I am thrappling
you are thrappling
he/she/it is thrappling
we are thrappling
you are thrappling
they are thrappling
Present perfect
I have thrappled
you have thrappled
he/she/it has thrappled
we have thrappled
you have thrappled
they have thrappled
Present perfect continuous
I have been thrappling
you have been thrappling
he/she/it has been thrappling
we have been thrappling
you have been thrappling
they have been thrappling
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 thrappled
you thrappled
he/she/it thrappled
we thrappled
you thrappled
they thrappled
Past continuous
I was thrappling
you were thrappling
he/she/it was thrappling
we were thrappling
you were thrappling
they were thrappling
Past perfect
I had thrappled
you had thrappled
he/she/it had thrappled
we had thrappled
you had thrappled
they had thrappled
Past perfect continuous
I had been thrappling
you had been thrappling
he/she/it had been thrappling
we had been thrappling
you had been thrappling
they had been thrappling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you thrapple
we let´s thrapple
you thrapple
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to thrapple
Past participle
thrappled
Present Participle
thrappling
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 THRAPPLE


antechapel
ˈæntɪˌtʃæpəl
apple
ˈæpəl
bakeapple
ˈbeɪkˌæpəl
chapel
ˈtʃæpəl
Chappell
ˈtʃæpəl
dapple
ˈdæpəl
gall-apple
ˈɡɔːlˌæpəl
grapple
ˈɡræpəl
pineapple
ˈpaɪnˌæpəl
sapple
ˈsæpəl
scapple
ˈskæpəl
scrapple
ˈskræpəl
Whitechapel
ˈwaɪtˌtʃæpəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRAPPLE

thraiping
thraldom
Thrale
thrall
thralldom
thrang
thrash
thrash metal
thrash out
thrasher
thrashing
thrasonic
thrasonical
thrasonically
thrave
thraw
thraward
thrawn
thrawnly
thread

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRAPPLE

Adam´s apple
bad apple
balsam apple
bitter apple
cider-apple
crab apple
custard apple
dessert apple
eating apple
Golden Delicious apple
love apple
May apple
nipple
oak apple
rose apple
rotten apple
snow apple
star-apple
sugar apple
thorn apple
toffee-apple

Synonyms and antonyms of thrapple in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thrapple» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRAPPLE

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570 millions of speakers

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Trends of use of thrapple

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRAPPLE»

The term «thrapple» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRAPPLE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRAPPLE»

Discover the use of thrapple in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thrapple and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English dialect dictionary
Also written throple Sc.; throppal \Vm.; and in forms thrapple Sc. (JAM.) N.l.l n.Cy. th.; trapple Sh.I. Or.l. Ir. [Pro'ph Pra'p1.] 1. sb. The windpipe; the throat; the neck. Sc. (JAM.); Some have their faces and their throples All scratched with tobacco ...
Joseph Wright
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
The state of being throng, Fife. THRAPPLE, s. The windpipe, S." Thrapple, the windpipe of any animal. — They still retain it in the Scottish dialect ; we say rather throttle;" Johns. Diet. V. Thropill. To Thrapple, v. a. To throttle or strangle, S.] Add;  ...
John Jamieson, 1841
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
The Entail, ii. 129. Thrangity, s. The state of being throng, Fife. THRAPPLE, s. The windpipe, S,T H R " Thrapple, the windpipe of any animal. — They still retain it in the Scottish dialect ; we say rather throttle;" Johns. Diet. V. Thropill. To Thrapple ...
John Jamieson, 1825
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The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
As murder at his thrapple shored ; And hell mixed in the brulzie [broil]." — Burns : Epistle to Robert Graham. " When we had a Scots Parliament ; deil rax their thrapples that reft us o't!"— Scott: Rob 1870.] 6S7 the Scottish Language. — Part II.
‎1870
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Notes on Blood Meridian: Revised and Expanded Edition
Mayne Reid, The Scalp-Hunters H Just as “sopilotes” and ciboleros” are rare or peculiarly spelled words that provide relatively unique clues to McCarthy's probable sources for them, his use of the Scottish term “thrapple” (throat, windpipe) in ...
John Sepich, 2013
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Phonology: An Introduction to Basic Concepts
(Compare this with the Scots speaker who says thrapple in his most locally- marked register and throat in his more 'standard' variety. Do we want to say ^ thrapple turns into throat . . .? Or that 'the speaker uses thrapple ... OR throat'?) That is: ...
Roger Lass, 1984
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The American Farrier, Or, New-York Horse Doctor: Being a ...
Handle his cheeks, or chaps, and if you find the bones lean and thin, the space wide between them, the thrapple or wind-pipe big as you can gripe, and the void place without knots or kernels, and the jaws so great that the neck seemeth to ...
Experienced American farrier, William Taplin, 1826
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The courser's companion
... by which their lungs are not obstructed by its congestion, and a corresponding capacity of vent for the purpose of exhaling and inhaling- the air in its passage to and from those respiring organs ; the thrapple in speedy animals is found wider ...
Thomas Thacker, 1834
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The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns
Tin-apple, the windpipe: ' see now she fetches at the thrapple,' 'as murder at his thrapple shor'd.' lera'ue, twenty-four sheaves of com: 'a daimen icker in a thrave.' leraw, a twist: ' she turns the key wi' cannie thraw.' . leraw, (1) to twist, to turn: ...
Burns Robert
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The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia
Thrist — Thirst. Thristy thrapple, thirsty throat — " Thy thristy thrapple nought can sloken, " Nae imp in hell thy visage gloken." Cock-o' -leary-lay. Throch-stanes — Those oblong stones which stand horizontally above graves, not the vertical ...
John Mactaggart, 1876

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRAPPLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thrapple is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saltman hoping diet has him dining at golf's top table
... discover a meal between breakfast and brunch, Elliot Saltman has shown a tad more discipline when it comes to flinging various food stuffs down his thrapple. «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
2
Why Jim Murphy is wrong to bring class into issue of alcohol at …
... manager in Scotland, you would probably expect Jim Murphy to have a few more pressing concerns than the parched thrapples of the nation's football fans. «Herald Scotland, Dec 14»
3
Grand jury finds detective Mark Shotwell was justified in fatal pub …
... I'VE SEEN IT'S HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON THE OFFICER THAT'S HAD TO USE DEADLY FORCE, NEVER THRAPPLES. THEY NEVER FORGET IT. «Local 10, Oct 14»
4
Woods' goose is cooked. Time to stick a fork in him . . .
... down your thrapple with salivating, belching gusto. The steak gets seared, the fish gets battered, the pork gets pulled and the poor old chicken gets smothered. «Herald Scotland, Aug 14»
5
Indie brewery profile: Inveralmond Brewery
First up is the Thrappledouser. Thrapple, we understand, is the Scots word for throat, which hints at the thirst quenching qualities of this copper-coloured ale. «Herald Scotland, Jul 14»
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Did Chris Wallace misguggle Cruz's thrapple?
Cruz wound up with a lot more than just a misguggled thrapple . For starters there's Chris Wallace's demeanor: I would almost swear I caught him holding his ... «The Moderate Voice, Sep 13»
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The Lost Slumgullions of English
The Oxford English Dictionary, for example, guardian of the mother tongue, regularly offers up such treasures as “I'll misguggle your thrapple! I'll mashackerel ye ... «New York Times, Sep 13»
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Pint to pint: Sheriffmuir Inn, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
A thrapple is a Scots throat, so the brewer's intention is clear. Gundog Fox (3.8% abv), a golden-hued visitor from Northumberland, brims with lemon and pine ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 12»
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Cibo Italiano: 30 Old Sneddon Street, Paisley, PA3 2AL
"If I ate that just a couple of miles up the road in Glasgow," said Bill as the last tasty mouthful disappeared down his thrapple, "I'd probably pay double.". «Scottish Daily Record, Oct 11»
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Why women enjoy singles nights more than men
... on your gansy, rest assured that you'll always find in Ulster-Scots Ulster, either abin or fernenst you, a tarnisher of a styachie to bebble down your thrapple. «Belfast Telegraph, Aug 08»

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