ettle
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɛtl/
ettle (ettles, present participle ettling; past and past participle ettled)
- (transitive, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try.
- (transitive, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To expect; reckon; count on.
- (intransitive, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To take aim.
- (intransitive, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To make attempt.
- (intransitive, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To direct one's course.
- (intransitive, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To aspire; be ambitious.
ettle (plural ettles)
Synonyms Verbettle (ettles, present participle ettling; past and past participle ettled)
- (obsolete) To earn.
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