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ankle

//ˈæŋ.kəl//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for ankle

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
ankles

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
ankle
past (v2)
ankled
past participle (v3)
ankled
present participle
ankling
3rd person singular
ankles

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To walk.(slang)

    • After a while he got up and ankled his way down the corridor and met Penny coming out of the toilet.
  2. 2.To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4303

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-

Proto-Germanic *-ulaz

Proto-Germanic *ankulaz

Proto-West Germanic *ankul

Old English *ancol

Middle English ancle

English ankle

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