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Meaning of "whimberry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIMBERRY

whimberry  [ˈwɪmbərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIMBERRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whimberry is 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.

WHAT DOES WHIMBERRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bilberry

Bilberry is any of several Eurasian species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium, bearing edible, nearly black berries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but there are several other closely related species. Bilberries are distinct from blueberries but closely related to them.

Definition of whimberry in the English dictionary

The definition of whimberry in the dictionary is a berry-bearing shrub, also known as whortleberry and bilberry.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHIMBERRY


ambery
ˈæmbərɪ
blackberry
ˈblækbərɪ
blueberry
ˈbluːbərɪ
Burberry
ˈbɜːbərɪ
Cadbury
ˈkædbərɪ
canterbury
ˈkæntəbərɪ
columbary
ˈkɒləmbərɪ
cranberry
ˈkrænbərɪ
Glastonbury
ˈɡlæstənbərɪ
mulberry
ˈmʌlbərɪ
Newbury
ˈnjuːbərɪ
raspberry
ˈrɑːzbərɪ
robbery
ˈrɒbərɪ
Salisbury
ˈsɔːlzbərɪ
Shrewsbury
ˈʃrəʊzbərɪ
slumbery
ˈslʌmbərɪ
strawberry
ˈstrɔːbərɪ
Sudbury
ˈsʌdbərɪ
timbery
ˈtɪmbərɪ
umbery
ˈʌmbərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIMBERRY

whillywha
whilom
whilst
whim
whim-wham
whim-whams
whimbrel
whimmy
whimper
whimperer
whimpering
whimsical
whimsicality
whimsically
whimsicalness
whimsier
whimsies
whimsiest
whimsiness
whimsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIMBERRY

bayberry
bearberry
berry
bilberry
cherry
chinaberry
crackberry
dewberry
dingleberry
elderberry
gooseberry
hackberry
holly berry
huckleberry
Juneberry
lingonberry
loganberry
serviceberry
sugarberry
white mulberry
wineberry

Synonyms and antonyms of whimberry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whimberry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIMBERRY

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The translations of whimberry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whimberry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

whimberry
1,325 millions of speakers

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whimberry
570 millions of speakers

English

whimberry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whimberry
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

whimberry
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whimberry
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whimberry
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whimberry
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whimberry
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whimberry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whimberry
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whimberry
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whimberry
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whimberry
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

whimberry
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whimberry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वानर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whimberry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whimberry
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whimberry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whimberry
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whimberry
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

whimberry
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

whimberry
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

whimberry
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

whimberry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whimberry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIMBERRY»

The term «whimberry» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIMBERRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whimberry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whimberry» 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 whimberry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIMBERRY»

Discover the use of whimberry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whimberry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Winter Hill Scrapbook
Whimberry. Hill. Area. This is an area of Winter Hill which is much ignored by most people and on many days it is possible to walk all over the moorland from Scout Road to Belmont, without even seeing a living soul let alone meeting one ...
Dave Lane, 2008
2
Rochdale and the Vale of Whitworth: Its Moorlands, Favourite ...
The bird-catcher also noticed that the young cuckoo did not disappear from Whimberry Hill until the second week in August. After the elapse of two years, in May, when the lap of spring was strewn with green, while exercising his calling as a ...
William Robertson, 1897
3
Resurgence
We climbed up the same path, strewn with boulders brought down in the summer floods, and picked enough berries, in three hours, for a couple of whimberry tarts. Next day I boasted of this to Mrs Jones and she told me a typically Breconshire ...
‎1985
4
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the ...
... of Chew Brook at Slack Head Brow, is underlaid by shales which may be traced down one of the little gullies which descend from the heights into the valley (Fig. 6) ; the thickness of Fig. 6. Whimberry Stones. these shales is at least 250 feet.
‎1864
5
Memoirs
The following are the heights of some of the principal elevations within the limits of the map. Rivington Pike, 1,192 feet ; Counting Hill, 1,415 feet; Two Lads, 1,276 feet; Whimberry Hill, 1,126-8 feet; Birtle Edge, 943-9 feet. To the south of this ...
Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1862
6
Seven weeks in Belgium, Switzerland, Lombardy, Piedmont, Savoy
I did not observe a single specimen of the Ericas ; — and but few of the Vaccinas, a small whimberry, or whinberry plant : Vaccinium myrtillus, was the only species within sight. The day was wearing out apace as we descended the hill. In vain I ...
John Roby, 1838
7
International Dictionary of Food and Cooking
... huttermilk whim wham (UKl An l8th century dessert of sponge fingers soaked in muscatel or sweet sherry with hrandy, orange juice and grated orange zest, topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with almond praline whimberry Bilherry ...
Charles Gordon Sinclair, 1998
8
The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, ...
... whimberry, bababerry, bearberry, salmonberry, raccoon berry, rockberry, honeyberry, nannyberry, white snowberry and berryberry. The dangleberry is a juicy, sweet, blueblack berry. The treacleberry tastes like molasses. The lemonade ...
Adam Leith Gollner, 2013
9
Seven Weeks in Belgium, Switzerland, Lombardy, Piedmont and ...
I did not observe a single specimen of the Ericae ; — and but few of the Vaccinae, a small whimberry, or whinberry plant : Vaccinium myrtillus, was the only species within sight. The day was wearing out apace as we descended the hill. In vain I ...
John Roby, 1838
10
The Beer Drinker's Guide to God: The Whole and Holy Truth ...
Many of us princes and princesses today wouldn't know a hair shirt from a hare, a Pennant Melangell from a playboy bunny, and wouldn't touch a wild whimberry unless it was floating in a trendy martini. But these stories of self-denial and ...
William B. Miller, 2014

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIMBERRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whimberry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fruity little numbers: Mary-Ellen McTague's recipes for late-summer …
Mary-Ellen McTague's whimberry pudding: 'The anise really enriches the berry ... Whimberries (aka bilberries, whinberries etc) are very labour-intensive to pick, ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
2
Summer romance: Simon Hopkinson's simple summer lunch recipes
I grew up in the north of England with their close cousin, the whimberry, which only really gives up its copious juices and glorious scent when cooked with sugar. «The Guardian, Aug 14»
3
Lingonberry: A cowberry by any other name
... cranberry, rock cranberries, mountain cranberry, mountain bilberry, partridgeberry, whimberry, red whortleberry, alpine cranberry or simply lingon or lingen. «Lincoln Journal Star, Dec 13»
4
David Cameron?has a butcher's at Glossop's local delicacies
David Cameron got his first taste of a whimberry pie – served up by a Glossop butcher. The prime minister tucked into the Derbyshire delicacy, while the ... «Manchester Evening News, Apr 13»
5
La Becasse, Ludlow
The dessert, meanwhile, was a triumph of local produce, comprising a whimberry compote served on a stunning warm almond financier with lemon thyme ice ... «shropshirestar.com, Nov 11»
6
Foragers hail arrival of wild food season
“One of my favourite berries is the whimberry, and I'm hoping we'll have a dry and sunny July this year, so that I can gather plenty of them. “I also pick ... «WalesOnline, May 11»

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