Meaning

1 senses

  1. (England, regional)To cheat, deceive.

Origin

From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naun

From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt, as well as French mononcle.

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Forms

nuncles, nuncling, nuncled, nuncled
Base formnuncle · to nuncle
3rd person singularnuncles
Present participlenuncling
Past simplenuncled
Past participlenuncled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynuncle
he, she, itnuncles

Past simpleLesson

all personsnuncled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave nuncled
he, she, ithas nuncled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill nuncle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
numerousB1nunnunnerynuptialsnurseA1
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