Definitions for tantivy

tantivy tan·tiv·y

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

Tantivy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 101 anagrams from letters in tantivy (ainttvy).

Definitions for tantivy

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 tantivy

First recorded in 1635-45; origin uncertain

Examples for tantivy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for tantivy
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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