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How to pronounce “scourge”
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Pronunciation guide for scourge
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of scourge with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Why Are We So Bad at Reporting Good News?
a scourge that has plagued our species for thousands of years.
- Definition summary
- (weaponry, chiefly historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
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How to pronounce scourge
Why Are We So Bad at Reporting Good News?
a scourge that has plagued our species for thousands of years.
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (weaponry, chiefly historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- (figurative)
- [Verb]
- To strike (a person, an animal, etc.) with a scourge (noun sense 1) or whip; to flog, to whip.
- To drive, or force (a person, an animal, etc.) to move, with or as if with a scourge or whip.
- (figurative)
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