单词 | willy-willy |
释义 | willy-willy[ wil-ee-wil-ee ] / ˈwɪl iˌwɪl i / noun, plural wil·ly-wil·lies.Australian,Meteorology.dust devil: A column of dust, held aloft by a willy-willy, rises high into the air in South Australia. tropical cyclone: another willy-willy forming over the Timor Sea. Origin of willy-willyFirst recorded in 1890–95; of obscure origin; probably from an Australian Aboriginal language Words nearby willy-willywilly, willyard, willy-nilly, willywacks, willy wagtail, willy-willy, Wilma, Wilmer, Wilmette, Wilmington, Wilmot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for willy-willywilly-willy / (ˈwɪlɪˈwɪlɪ) / noun Australiana duststorm obsolete a tropical cyclone Word Origin for willy-willyfrom a native Australian language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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