What does short oo mean?

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short oo

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

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noun

The vowel sound, /ʊ/, of the "oo" in the word "good", as contrasted with the "oo" in the word "mood".

short oo's (plural)

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long oo

What does short oo mean?: The vowel sound, /ʊ/, of the "oo" in the word "good", as contrasted with the "oo" in the word "mood".

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