Standard Lemma guide

swazzle

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈswɒz(ə)l/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒzəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A device to change the voice to make it more raspy, used in Punch and Judy performances

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To speak using a swazzle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From swatchel, probably from German schwätzeln, from schwatzen.