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Meaning of "willy-willy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILLY-WILLY

From a native Australian language.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLY-WILLY

willy-willy  [ˈwɪlɪˈwɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLY-WILLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willy-Willy 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 WILLY-WILLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

willy-willy

Dust devil

A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind, ranging from small to large. The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. They are comparable to tornadoes in that both are a weather phenomenon of a vertically oriented rotating column of air. Most tornadoes are associated with a larger parent circulation, the mesocyclone on the back of a supercell thunderstorm. Dust devils form as a swirling updraft under sunny conditions during fair weather, rarely coming close to the intensity of a tornado.

Definition of willy-willy in the English dictionary

The definition of willy-willy in the dictionary is a duststorm. Other definition of willy-willy is a tropical cyclone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLY-WILLY


bailey
ˈbeɪlɪ
billy
ˈbɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
daily
ˈdeɪlɪ
easily
ˈiːzɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
guidwillie
ˈɡuːdˌwɪlɪ
heavily
ˈhevɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
necessarily
ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ
Riley
ˈraɪlɪ
silly
ˈsɪlɪ
tranquilly
ˈtræŋkwɪlɪ
twilly
ˈtwɪlɪ
whilly
ˈhwɪlɪ
wili
ˈwɪlɪ
willie
ˈwɪlɪ
willy
ˈwɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLY-WILLY

willow fly
willow grouse
willow pattern
Willow South
willow tit
willow wand
willow warbler
willow-like
willow-pattern
willower
willowherb
willowish
willowware
willowy
willpower
Wills
willy
willy wagtail
willy-nilly
willyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLY-WILLY

Bareilly
Caerphilly
Chantilly
chilly
dilly
evilly
filly
frilly
gilly
hillbilly
hilly
Piccadilly
psychobilly
rockabilly
shrilly
silly-billy
skilly
stilly
Tilly
willy-nilly

Synonyms and antonyms of willy-willy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «willy-willy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLY-WILLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

威利 - 威利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

willy - willy
570 millions of speakers

English

willy-willy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विली विली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ويلي ويلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вилли-Вилли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

willy- willy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাগুক লাগুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

willy willy -
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Willy-willy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

willy - willy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィリー·ウィリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싫든 좋든
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Willy-willy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Willy- Willy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வில்லி- வில்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छा असो वा नसो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Willy-willy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

willy - willy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chcąc nie chcąc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Віллі - Віллі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vrând- willy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

willy - willy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Willy Willy -
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

willy - willy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

willy - willy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of willy-willy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLY-WILLY»

The term «willy-willy» is regularly used and occupies the 89.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLY-WILLY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLY-WILLY»

Discover the use of willy-willy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to willy-willy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Willy-Willy and the Ant
'The Willy Willy and the Ant' is about selfishness and sharing.
Cecilia Egan, 2007
2
A Willy-willy Called Doctor Muckeye
A delightful romance set in Queensland in the 1980s.
Joe Rollstone, 2010
3
Upchuck and the Rotten Willy
His happy life disintegrating when his human goes to college and his best friend moves away, Chuck the cat ventures farther and farther into the neighborhood and meets Rotten Willy, a monster-sized and big-hearted dog.
Bill Wallace, 1998
4
Willy Tirr (1915 - 1991): Figure in a Landscape
This is the story of Willy Tirr (1915-1991), artist and refugee from Nazi Germany who became Head of Fine Art at Leeds Polytechnic.
David Manson, 2010
5
Willy: the Best Christmas Gift Ever
My stereo is eight feet long The best color there can be, on my color T V And my radio, the sound suits me perfectly For Christmas, gifts means nothing to me For, I have everything there is; you see I'm Willy, Willy, the richest kid in town I have ...
Mary E. Coe, 2008
6
Free Willy
Eleven-year-old Jesse befriends Willy, an enormous killer whale who is miserable living in captivity in an amusement park, and Jesse must figure out a way to free Willy.
Jordan Horowitz, 1993
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Paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway: Your All-in-One ...
As does what lies in store for the timeless but fragile Everglades ecology. This book is a treasure trove for all paddlers—from novices to champions.
Holly Genzen, Anne McCrary Sullivan, 2013
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Willy Cockroach Saves the World
Just then George Grasshopper, who lived in a very large cornfield a few kilometres from the beach, came flying in and landed not far from Willy. Willy was very surprised as it had been six months since he had seen him. “George” said Willy ...
Roma Waldron
9
The Adventures of Little Willy Cockroach
Poor Brave Willy. Willy was a cockroach, climbing up the. 23 The Adventures of Little Willy Cockroach Greedy Little Willy.
Roma Waldron, 2010
10
Willy Brandt: Prisoner of His Past
... the Social Democrats' Berlin party chairman, to take a look at “the young man” from Norway. Neumann, sensing a competitor, wanted to turn Brandt down but Mattick approved. Unflappable Willy “Willy was an unflappable foreign minister.
Viola Herms Drath, 2005

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLY-WILLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term willy-willy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Some willy-nilly weather terms
Not to be confused with willy-nilly, a willy-willy is a dust devil – in Australia. What's a dust devil you ask? Experts: Mythical Camille hurricane party never ... «Sun Sentinel, Apr 15»
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RAW VISION: Willy-willy captured near Wanneroo
RAW VISION: Willy-willy captured near Wanneroo (00:30). A huge West Australian dust devil is recorded near Wanneroo. Video courtesy of Perth Weather Live. «WA today, Apr 15»
3
Is it real? Australian takes a selfie with a dust devil
Whether you call it a dust devil or a willy-willy (as they do in Australia) check out this wild video (which may or may not be real) that supposedly includes a guy's ... «USA TODAY, Aug 14»
4
Booba : Wesh Morray, son incroyable single qui écorche Willy …
... précédant un délicieux "Sont petits et faibles, perdus d'vue #WillyDenzey Willy Denzey, Willy-Willy Denzey Sont petits et faibles, perdus de vue #WillyDenzey. «Pure People, Sep 12»
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Nigeria: Stella Anulika Nwosu Aka Willy-Willy, Pidgin English On-Air …
Stella Anulika Nwosu, aka Willy-Willy, is a popular radio presenter with 99.5 Wazobia FM, a pidgin English station in Abuja. She is the presenter of the much ... «AllAfrica.com, Sep 12»
6
Willy-willy caught on camera at Brisbane airport construction site
A GIANT willy-willy whipped across the construction site of Brisbane's new airport runway, lifting boxes and some signage into the air as it swirled through. «Herald Sun, Sep 12»
7
Death by willy-willy
A willy-willy was also found to be responsible for a plane crash on Mt Vernon station in 2006, which killed a man and baby. Mr Bogle, a prominent member of the ... «WA today, Jan 09»
8
A fragile truce
They turn their backs and squeeze shut their eyes and let the willy-willy lash the air around them. They watch it move up the track towards Uluru, the great rock ... «The Age, Jun 07»

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