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Icicle vs Ickle - What's the difference?

icicle | ickle |

As nouns the difference between icicle and ickle

is that icicle is a spear-shape of ice while ickle is an icicle.

As an adjective ickle is

little.

icicle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spear-shape of ice.

    • Derived terms

    * icicle radish

    Anagrams

    *

    ickle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ikil, ykle, from (etyl) (Gheg okull).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) An icicle.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (childish) little