Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
hill .
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Examples
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There's also a naivety in merely assuming that vowels just change at whim without feeling any pang of responsibility to explain the supposed phonetic changes intelligently i.e. helu versus the compared word hil as attested in TLE 675.
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"I guess if I've lived in a place over sixty year an 'hil' my own, I can yet," said Lothrop, quietly.
Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life Alice Brown 1902
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If that doesn't spell "movie 2 die 4," or at least "movie 2 kill u w/ hil-ar-a-T," I don't know what does.
Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie) Ellis Weiner 2011
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None lethal and the reaction of coyotes or bobcats would be hil | Field & Stream
I've been thinking of using a paint ball gun for coyote hunting! 2009
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If that doesn't spell "movie 2 die 4," or at least "movie 2 kill u w/ hil-ar-a-T," I don't know what does.
Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie) Ellis Weiner 2011
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We started down hil years ago after both parties took part in deregulations.
Poll: Two-thirds support stricter financial regulations 2010
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If that doesn't spell "movie 2 die 4," or at least "movie 2 kill u w/ hil-ar-a-T," I don't know what does.
Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie) Ellis Weiner 2011
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If that doesn't spell "movie 2 die 4," or at least "movie 2 kill u w/ hil-ar-a-T," I don't know what does.
Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie) Ellis Weiner 2011
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I, for one, tend to emphasize hil-LA-ry when speaking of Senator Clinton. —
Barack’s Prosody Problem: A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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If someone walks up the slope to the entry to the castle, we know that the castle is on a hil and get an idea of how the place is fortified without using a single technical word. g/a
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