Definitions for tantivies

tantivies tan·tiv·y

Spelling: [tan-tiv-ee]
IPA: /tænˈtɪv i/

Tantivies is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 337 anagrams from letters in tantivies (aeiinsttv).

Definitions for tantivies

noun

  1. a gallop; rush.

adverb

  1. at full gallop:

adjective

  1. swift; rapid.

interjection

  1. (used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)

Origin of tantivies

First recorded in 1635-45; origin uncertain

Examples for tantivies

My father may grumble over his beer jugs, but he's a Churchman and a tantivy for all that.

Never shall I forget an adventure that occurred to me on the box of the far-famed "tantivy."

Littlebath, among the tantivy hills, would be the very place for her.

Let the steam-pot hiss till it's hot, Give me the speed of the tantivy trot.

As he spoke, clear and sweet the tantivy came floating down the hill and over the water.

The words sound as though they would go best with a hunting-tune, a sort of “Heigh-ho, tantivy!”

He was a Tory of the highest sort, such as in the cant of his age was called a tantivy.

The schooner “tantivy” of this port went ashore on Kessingland beach during a dense snowstorm.

Word Value for tantivies
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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