Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In grammar, a frequentative form of a word is one which indicates repeated action. Frequentative forms surviving in English include: sniffle (sniff) trample (tramp) swaddle (swathe) waddle (wade) waggle (wag) jiggle (jig) tipple (tip) sparkle (spark) scribble (scribe) crackle (crack) prickle (prick) flitter (flit) slither (slide) patter (pat) batter (bat) chatter (chat) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.