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How to pronounce “swamp”

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Pronunciation guide for swamp

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of swamp with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Your Empty Wine Bottle Could Help Rebuild Coastlinesin an eroding but once magnificent swamp.
Definition summary
An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)

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How to pronounce swamp

Your Empty Wine Bottle Could Help Rebuild Coastlines

in an eroding but once magnificent swamp.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “swamp”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
  • (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
  • (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
  • [Verb]
  • To drench or fill with water.
  • (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
  • (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
  • (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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