Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grounders

/ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: grounders
IPA: /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber).

Canadian usage; Uncountable

noun

plural of grounder

Example Sentences

""It's so cool," Nolan, a Grade 5 student at Dalhousie said, adding that he was looking forward to the first game of grounders. "It has three slides and I like the colours. They're really nice.""
"Apparently, kids like to climb, swing and slide. Who knew? And they like playground games. Two favourites (ask a kid if you don't know) are grounders (it combines tag and hide-and-seek) and gaga ball (a kinder, gentler version of dodge ball)."
"The games they learn to play — like the tag game "grounders" or "cops-and-robbers" — are things that show up on many school playgrounds."

Usage

Rhymes With

founders rounders

Questions

How do you pronounce grounders?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/.
What does grounders mean?: A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber).

How to pronounce grounders

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