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How to pronounce “spook”

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Pronunciation guide for spook

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of spook with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: What are animals thinking and feeling?And why would it spook them?
Definition summary: (informal) A ghost or phantom.

Example 1 of 8

What are animals thinking and feeling?

And why would it spook them?

[Noun]
(informal) A ghost or phantom.
A hobgoblin. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
(informal) A scare or fright.
(espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
(slang, dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
(philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
(US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
(slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
[Verb]
(transitive) To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
(intransitive) To become frightened (by something startling).
(transitive) To haunt.

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