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How to pronounce “milk”

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Pronunciation guide for milk

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of milk with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Great Racing SpectacleRic's going to be there in victory lane with the milk
Definition summary
(uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.

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How to pronounce milk

The Great Racing Spectacle

Ric's going to be there in victory lane with the milk

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “milk”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
  • (uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans.
  • (countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.
  • (countable or invariant) An individual portion of milk, such as found in a creamer, for tea and coffee.
  • The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
  • (uncountable, vulgar, slang) Semen.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
  • (transitive, intransitive) To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
  • (intransitive, transitive, rare) To secrete (milk) from the breasts or udder.
  • (transitive) To express a liquid from a creature.
  • (transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).
  • (of an electrical storage battery) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation.
  • (transitive, BDSM, vulgar) To masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement or satisfaction of the masturbator rather than the person masturbated.

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