inveigh
Verb
Verb Forms: inveighed, inveighing, inveighs
- To protest or speak out against something angrily.
- complain bitterly
- speak against in an impassioned manner
- To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.
Examples
- He might inveigh against his opponent’s triple word score, but the points were already on the board.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.
Scrabble Score: 14
inveigh: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinveigh: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inveigh: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
inveigh: valid Words With Friends Word