raxle

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verb

To stretch oneself; rouse up from sleep.

OriginMiddle English raxlen →
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Meanings

verbraxle (third-person singular simple present raxles, present participle raxling, simple past and past participle raxled)

present singular third person raxles · participle present raxling · participle past raxled · past raxled

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo stretch oneself; rouse up from sleep.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishraxlen
  2. Englishraxle

From Middle English raxlen, equivalent to rax (“to stretch oneself”) + -le (frequentative suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

relaxAxlerlaxer
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APA

raxle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raxle

MLA

“raxle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raxle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raxle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raxle.

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