Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pluff mud

/ˌplʌf ˈmʌd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pluff -mud
IPA: /ˌplʌf ˈmʌd/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of dark, sticky, and smelly mud associated with salt marshes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is a black mud, which is found in the marshes and other places in Charleston harbour. It is called "pluff mud", and when dry it resembles this shale more nearly than any substance I have seen."
"The third or upper bed includes the peaty deposits, yellow sands and clays, etc., etc., which overlie the pluff mud."
"Sebbem day an' sebbem night you gorn; sebbem day an' sebbem night 'e bin dis-away: gorm up wid ma'sh-watah an' pluff-mud, daid-beat an' sleepin' like er stone on de flo' be-front de fiah!"
"A ribbon of sand and grass bisected the pluff mud, and on the other side a lovely glade opened, gleaming like an emerald."

Etymology

From plough + mud, referring to the mud's fertilising properties. The prevailing form reflects an extinct dialectal pronunciation of plough as /plʌf/.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

plough mud (alternative) pluff-mud (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pluff mud?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplʌf ˈmʌd/.
What does pluff mud mean?: A kind of dark, sticky, and smelly mud associated with salt marshes.
Where does pluff mud come from?: From plough + mud, referring to the mud's fertilising properties. The prevailing form reflects an extinct dialectal pronunciation of plough as /plʌf/.

How to pronounce pluff mud

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pluff mud”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌplʌf ˈmʌd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pluff mud”.
Repeat and practice — Say “pluff mud” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.