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How to pronounce “gray

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Pronunciation guide for gray

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of gray with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Ethical CarnivoreLOUISE GRAY: Thank you for taking up your lunch hour this.
Definition summary
Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.

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How to pronounce gray

Ethical Carnivore

LOUISE GRAY: Thank you for taking up your lunch hour this.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “gray

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
  • Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
  • Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
  • Gray-haired.
  • Old.
  • Relating to older people.
  • [Verb]
  • (ergative) To turn gray.
  • (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
  • (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
  • [Noun]
  • An achromatic colour between black and white.
  • An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
  • A gray wolf
  • A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
  • (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
  • (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.[2]

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