wheal

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Pronunciation

IPA /wiːl/

Noun

wheal noun

A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.

wheal noun

A mine.

Verb

wheal verb

To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.

wheal verb

To choose, select.

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Synonyms

wale weal welt urticarial intradermal whelk weel wrimple wheatear wrine wharve welting wheatear stitch wimple wrinkle wrinklet

Associated

sett basset vor adit prick histamine lode flare eliza agar mine cornwall

Rhymes

scheol laryngeal serial sweal pineal theol endothelial sheal b ill be ill

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