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How to pronounce “trough

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Pronunciation guide for trough

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of trough with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Chris Anderson (Wired): Technology's Long Tail 16 minutesinto the trough of disillusionment,
Definition summary
A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

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How to pronounce trough

Chris Anderson (Wired): Technology's Long Tail 16 minutes

into the trough of disillusionment,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “trough

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
  • Any similarly shaped container.
  • A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
  • (colloquial) An undivided metal urinal (plumbing fixture)
  • (Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
  • (agriculture, Australia, New Zealand) A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.
  • A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
  • (economics) A low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle.
  • (meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
  • [Verb]
  • To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough.

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