how to pronounce wimple

/ˈwɪm.pəl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of wimple is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

wimple is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of wimple

example pitch curve for pronunciation of wimple

wɪmpəl

test your pronunciation of wimple

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of wimple

meanings of wimple

noun:

  1. A ripple, as on the surface of water.
  2. A flag or streamer.
  3. A curve or bend.
  4. A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
  5. A fold or pleat in cloth.

verb:

  1. To draw down; to lower, like a veil.
  2. To cover with a wimple.
  3. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate.
  4. To flutter.

wimple frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wimple occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics wimple can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that wimple can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

words with pronunciation similar to wimple

pimpledimplewhimperrumplehymnalsimpersimpletipplewinkletemple

words that rhyme with wimple

dimplepimple

Did this page help you?