Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scav

/skæv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
scav
IPA
/skæv/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scavenge; to steal.

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

scavs (present, singular) scavving (participle, present) scavved (participle, past) scavved (past)

Rhymes With

have salve wav halve lav trav pav gav chav calve

Questions

How do you pronounce scav?
The recorded pronunciation is /skæv/.
What does scav mean?
To scavenge; to steal.

How to pronounce scav

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/skæv/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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