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Meaning of "whelky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHELKY

whelky  [ˈwɛlkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHELKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whelky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WHELKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whelky in the English dictionary

The definition of whelky in the dictionary is rounded or protuberant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHELKY


alkie
ˈælkɪ
alky
ˈælkɪ
bulky
ˈbʌlkɪ
hulky
ˈhʌlkɪ
milky
ˈmɪlkɪ
Mulki
ˈmʊlkɪ
pulque
ˈpʊlkɪ
selkie
ˈsɛlkɪ
silkie
ˈsɪlkɪ
silky
ˈsɪlkɪ
sulky
ˈsʌlkɪ
talcy
ˈtælkɪ
unbulky
ʌnˈbʌlkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHELKY

wheesh
wheesht
wheeze
wheezer
wheezily
wheeziness
wheezle
wheezy
whelk
whelked
whelm
whelp
whelpless
whemmle
when
when one´s ship comes in
when push comes to shove
when the balloon goes up
when the chips are down
whenas

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHELKY

balky
baulky
chalky
folky
funky
husky
Kentucky
kinky
ky
lucky
rocky
sky
stalky
sticky
Sydney silky
talky
tricky
Vicky
walky-talky
yolky

Synonyms and antonyms of whelky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whelky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHELKY

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Translator English - Chinese

whelky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whelky
570 millions of speakers

English

whelky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whelky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whelky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whelky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whelky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whelky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whelky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whelky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whelky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whelky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whelky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whelky
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

whelky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whelky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेश्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whelky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whelky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whelky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whelky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whelky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whelky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whelky
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

whelky
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

whelky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whelky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHELKY»

The term «whelky» is barely ever used and occupies the 207.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHELKY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHELKY»

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Dictionary of Americanisms: A glossary of words and phrases, ...
WHELKY. Protuberant ; rounded.— Todd. Still heard sometimes in New England. Ne ought the whelky pearls esteemeth he, Which are from Indian seas brought far away. — Spenser, Virg. Gnat. Pluck, unchilled by the coolness of the drench, ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1848
2
River of Fire and Other Stories
Lina's husband, Mr. Whelky, was a recurring motif in many of her watercolors. With his red hair, red beard, red moustache, camouflage flak-jacket and always a salmon, held high over his head. Lina could chart the collapse of their marriage by ...
Robison, 2011
3
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser
Ne ought the whelky pearles esteemeth hee, 1 4 Which are from Indian Seas brought far away : But with pure brest from carefull sorrow free, On the soft grasse his limbs doth oft display, In sweete Spring time, when flowres varietie With sundrie ...
Edmund Spenser, 1839
4
Miscellaneous poems
Ne ought the whelky 1 pearles esteemeth hee, Which are from Indian seas brought far away: But with pure brest from carefull sorrow free, On the soft grasse his limbs doth oft display, In sweete spring time, when flowres varierie With sundrie ...
Edmund Spenser, 1842
5
The works of Edmund Spenser, ed. by J.P. Collier
Ne ought the whelky pearlesm esteemeth hee, 105 Which are from Indian seas brought far away ; But with pure brest from carefull sorrow free, On the soft grasse his limbs doth oft display, In sweete spring time, when flowres varietie With ...
Edmund Spenser, John Payne Collier, 1862
6
The British Poets
Ne ought the whelky a pearles esteemeth hee, 105 Which are from Indian seas brought far away : But with pure brest, from carefull sorrow free, On the soft grasse his limbs doth oft display, In sweete spring time, when flowres varietie With ...
‎1866
7
The Works
Ne ought the whelky pearlesm esteemeth hee, 105 Which are from Indian seas brought far away; ' But with pure brest from careful] sorrow free, On the soft grasse his limbs doth oft display, In sweete spring time, when flowres varietie With ...
Edmund Spenser, John Payne Collier, 1862
8
The works of Edmund Spenser: with a selection of notes from ...
Ver. 94. macerate] Tear, that is, distract. Todd Ver. 105. whelky] Tho xehitk or welk is a shell- Aflh. Perhaps the poet introduced this adjective in the sense of wreathed, twisted, as that thell-Jlsh appears. Todd. Ne runs in perill of foes eruell knife, ...
Edmund Spenser, Henry John Todd, 1869
9
A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
V. iii. 6. Chaucer had united whelks and knobs : That might him helpen of his whelkes white, Ne of the knobbes sitting on his cheekes. Pro/, to Cant. Tales. WHELKY. Streaked, striated ; from WHELK. Ne ought the whelky pearles esieemetli hee ...
Robert Nares, 1822
10
The Academy and Literature
Here Golding has : Yea, euen as gladlyas the folke whose browes sometime did beare A paire of welked horns, whereof they Cerastes named are. I would further call attention to the adjective whelky in Spenser's translation of “ Virgil's Gnat,” 1.
‎1909

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHELKY»

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The Hunchback of Aomori (Shuji Terayama & the Tenjo Sajiki experimental theater troupe) - Duration: 1:19:54. by whelky tartar 4,222 views. 1:19:54. «YouTube, Oct 11»
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Love bites: The naked truth about aphrodisiacs
Though I polished off the lion's share of the whelky stew, I cannot report much in the way of nocturnal arousal, unless you include a slight case of indigestion. «Independent, Feb 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Whelky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/whelky>. Apr 2024 ».
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