How to Pronounce “buggish” in English
/ˈbʌɡɪʃ/
BUG·gish
Stress: bug
Accent:
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Syllablesbug·gish
What does “buggish” mean?
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ADJECTIVE
- Characteristic of or resembling a bug; buglike.
- Uppity.
Example sentences
- “'What?' Budd whispered, his eyes on the buggish headlights of the harvesting threshers.”
- “Meanwhile, rumour had been tramping about with her crescit eundô; and, long before the Faculty received our Scytala, they had heard her cry— "The Board has told Major Thorntree, the Faculty shall be tried and turned right out, and shall be sued for damages done the school and the State, and— Woodville, by their unconstitutional, high-hand, big-buggish, aristocratic yankee notions!! "”
How to pronounce “buggish”
- Syllables:
- bug · gish
- Stress:
- bug — say this syllable louder and longer.
- IPA:
- /ˈbʌɡɪʃ/
- Listen for:
- the stressed /bug/ in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.
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How do you pronounce “buggish”?
“buggish” is pronounced /ˈbʌɡɪʃ/ (bug · gish). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.
How many syllables are in “buggish”?
“buggish” has 2 syllables: bug · gish.
Where is the stress in “buggish”?
The primary stress in “buggish” is on “BUG”.
What does “buggish” mean?
Characteristic of or resembling a bug; buglike.