Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smuggle past

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
smug-gle -past
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To illicitly or dishonestly get (something) through an inspection.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

smuggles past (present, singular) smuggling past (participle, present) smuggled past (participle, past) smuggled past (past)

Questions

What does smuggle past mean?
To illicitly or dishonestly get (something) through an inspection.

How to pronounce smuggle past

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