wherret
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wherret
- /ˈwɛɹɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
Unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr.
noun wherrets · whirrit · worrit
- A blow, especially on the face. I would rather perswade a man, though somewhat out of season, to give his boy a wherret on the eare, than to dissemble this wise, sterne or severe countenance, to vex and fret his minde.
verb wherrets · wherreting · wherreted · whirrit · worrit
- To hurry; to trouble; to tease. Find some other road; can't you; and don't keep wherreting me with your nonsense.
- To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear. to wherret a child
Talk about this word "wherret." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wherret. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wherret. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wherret "wherret." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wherret.
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@misc{wherret_2026,
title = {wherret},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wherret},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
