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Gurdy is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gurdy in a sentence

Gurdy meaning

A manual crank used on fishing lines

Using Gurdy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A manual crank used on fishing lines

Context around Gurdy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 33.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hurdy 2×

Sentence patterns with Gurdy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a hurdy gurdy in your 1× the hurdy gurdy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

on instruments with 1×

Common sentence endings:

game s soundscape 1× the hurdy gurdy 1×

Words around Gurdy

Just before it in the word index:

gurdwaras 16 gurdwara 72 gurdon 6 gurdjieff 6 gurdit 2 gurdies 2

Just after it in the word index:

gure 2 guregian 2 gurel 2 gurevich 8 gurez 6 gurgaon 72

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Gurdy

  • In this selection, "gurdy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hurdy stand out and add context to how "gurdy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a hurdy gurdy in your and the hurdy gurdy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gurdy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gurdy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You can even find a concertina and a hurdy-gurdy in your inventory, which you can play if you want to contribute to the game’s soundscape. (27 words)

On instruments with stoppable strings, such as the violin or guitar, the player can shorten the vibrating length of the string, using their fingers directly (or more rarely through some mechanical device, as in the nyckelharpa and the hurdy-gurdy). (40 words)

Longer example sentences

On instruments with stoppable strings, such as the violin or guitar, the player can shorten the vibrating length of the string, using their fingers directly (or more rarely through some mechanical device, as in the nyckelharpa and the hurdy-gurdy). (40 words)

You can even find a concertina and a hurdy-gurdy in your inventory, which you can play if you want to contribute to the game’s soundscape. (27 words)

Example sentences (2)

You can even find a concertina and a hurdy-gurdy in your inventory, which you can play if you want to contribute to the game’s soundscape.

On instruments with stoppable strings, such as the violin or guitar, the player can shorten the vibrating length of the string, using their fingers directly (or more rarely through some mechanical device, as in the nyckelharpa and the hurdy-gurdy).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gurdy" in a sentence?
An example: "You can even find a concertina and a hurdy-gurdy in your inventory, which you can play if you want to contribute to the game’s soundscape." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "gurdy" from authentic English texts.
What does "gurdy" mean?
Gurdy means: A manual crank used on fishing lines
How many example sentences with "gurdy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "gurdy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.