pistle
pis·tle
pistle · pistles · pistled · pistling
To write about in, or in the form of, a letterTo write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
UK/ˈpɪsl̩/US/ˈpɪs(ə)l/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, rare)To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other formThe noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle.
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Forms
pistles, pistling, pistled, pistledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle