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nill
[ nil ]
/ nɪl /
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verb (used without object), nilled, nill·ing.
to be unwilling: will he, nill he.
verb (used with object), nilled, nill·ing.
to refuse or reject.
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Origin of nill
before 900; Middle English nillen,Old English nyllan, contraction of phrase ne willan; see no1, will1, willy-nilly
Words nearby nill
Nile River, Niles, Nile Valley, nilgai, Nilgiri Hills, nill, Nilometer, Nilópolis, Nilo-Saharan, Nilote, Nilotic
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