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wrixle

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Wrixle (verb) means to swap or trade one thing for another.

verb
1
To swap or trade one thing for another.
2
To change someone's thinking or mental state.
3
To talk with someone, sharing views and ideas.
4
To wrap something up, or to muddle and bewilder someone.
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Etymology

This word came into English via Middle English wrixlen, which developed from Old English wrixlan or wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”), from Proto-Germanic *wihslijaną, *wihslōną (“to change”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, *weyḱ- (“to change”). It is cognate with Scots wissel (“to exchange, barter”), Dutch wisselen (“to exchange, barter, swap”), German wechseln (“to change, switch”), Icelandic víxl (“cross, interchange”) and Latin vicis (“change, alteration, diversity, reciprocity”).

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What is the meaning of wrixle?
"wrixle" (verb) means to swap or trade one thing for another.
What are the different meanings of wrixle?
"wrixle" has 3 main meanings: 1. To swap or trade one thing for another; 2. To change someone's thinking or mental state; 3. To talk with someone, sharing views and ideas.
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