huil

huil

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch huilen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

huil (present huil, present participle huilende, past participle gehuil)

  1. to cry; to weep
  2. to wail; to whine

Synonyms

  • (weep): ween
  • (whine): tjank

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -œy̯l

Verb

huil

  1. inflection of huilen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xwiːl/, [ʍiːl]

Noun

huīl f

  1. alternative form of hwīl