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How to pronounce “chaff”

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Pronunciation guide for chaff

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of chaff with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The gospel of doubtso I wouldn't see the wheat being separated from the chaff.
Definition summary: The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

Example 1 of 8

The gospel of doubt

so I wouldn't see the wheat being separated from the chaff.

[Noun]
The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
(figurative) Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
(military) Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
(transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language.
(transitive) To cut up (straw or hay) for use as cattle feed.

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