How to pronounce witch-ball
American English pronunciation
WICH-bawl
- IPA
- /ˈwɪtʃˌbɔl/
- Syllables
- WICH · bawl (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What witch-ball means
A shiny glass ball hung in a window to ward off bad luck
In a sentence: A blue witch-ball hung in Grandma's kitchen window, glinting in the morning sun.
Where it comes from: No one is sure when the name began. It comes from an old belief that the shiny ball kept bad luck away.
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