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hurdles

/hˈɝdəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
hur-dles
IPA
/hˈɝdəlz/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hurdle

noun

A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hurdle

name

plural of Hurdle

Example Sentences

Synonyms

hurdling hurdle race

Questions

How do you pronounce hurdles?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɝdəlz/.
What does hurdles mean?
plural of hurdle

How to pronounce hurdles

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