Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [touz; Scot. tooz, toos]
- /taʊz; Scot. tuz, tus/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [touz; Scot. tooz, toos]
- /taʊz; Scot. tuz, tus/
Definitions of touse word
- verb with object touse to handle roughly; dishevel. 1
- verb without object touse to struggle; tussle. 1
- noun touse a commotion; rumpus. 1
- verb touse to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange; to treat roughly 0
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Origin of touse
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English -t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb first recorded in the early 16th century); cognate with Old Frisian tūsen to rend, German zausen to tousle
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Parts of speech for Touse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
touse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
touse usage trend in Literature
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