sweal
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Is sweal a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends No
What is the meaning of sweal?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To burn slowly.intransitive
2. (intransitive) To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; waste away without feeding the flame.Examples: "[M]ind ye dinna let the candle sweal as ye gang alang the wainscot parlour, and haud a' the house scouring to get out the grease again."intransitive
3. (transitive) To singe; scorch; dress (as a hog) with burning or singeing.transitive
4. (transitive, dialectal) To consume with fire; burn.dialectaltransitive
5. (transitive, dialectal) To make disappear; cause to waste away; diminish; reduce.Examples: ""He thinks it's only a tumour!" cried Annie to her mother. "And he can sweal it away.""dialectaltransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary