dawk
/dɔːk/verb, noun
dawk is spelled D-A-W-K: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dawk means “To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dawk?
| Letters | 4: D-A-W-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dawk?
Dawk appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dawk?
- /dɔːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dawk
- dawks present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- dawking participle, present
- dawked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dawk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
- 2
To cut or mark with an incision; gash.
- 3
UKTo dig up weeds.
noun
- 1
A hollow or crack in timber.
- 2
A person who advocates neither an aggressive nor a conciliatory political attitude (especially in foreign policy).
- 3
Alternative form of dak (“Indian post system”).
During the mutiny of 1857–58, when several young surgeons had arrived in India, whose services were urgently needed at the front, it is said that the Head of the Department to which they had reported themselves, directed them immediately to
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dawk come from?
Ultimately from Old English dalc (“pin”). More at dalk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).