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Meaning of ettle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈɛtl

Definitions

  1. To propose, intend.
    Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, transitive
  2. To earn.
  3. To direct one's course, to head.
    Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, intransitive
  4. To direct (something) to or at someone or something; to aim at.
    Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive
  5. To strive, to try.
    Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive

Examples

“The Siloam nosed and ettled into the grey sprawl of waves and sent up arcs of swift stinging spray.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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