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How to pronounce “tuff

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Pronunciation guide for tuff

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of tuff with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is religion good or bad? (This is a trick question) 14 minutes, 41 secondsis from a recent novel by Paul Beatty called "Tuff."
Definition summary
(petrology) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

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How to pronounce tuff

Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is religion good or bad? (This is a trick question) 14 minutes, 41 seconds

is from a recent novel by Paul Beatty called "Tuff."

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “tuff

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (petrology) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.
  • [Adjective]
  • (now often ironic) Eye dialect spelling of tough.

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