Meaning of daggle | Babel Free
/ˈdæɡəl/Definitions
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To drag or trail through water, mud, or slush intransitive
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To trail, so as to make wet or muddy. transitive
- To dangle or wag.
Examples
“I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]”
“There is a damp air of decay about them, and you get the impression that if you looked closely you would see the cobwebs hanging from their coat-elbows, or forming a fringe from their daggling dress.”
“The warrior's very plume, I say, / Was daggled by the dashing spray.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.