How to pronounce bore
American English pronunciation
BOR
- IPA
- /ˈbɔɹ/
- Syllables
- BOR (1 syllable)
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What bore means
Most people know bore in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A tall wave that rushes up a river with the tide
In a sentence: Crowds lined the riverbank to watch the bore surge upstream with the rising tide.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old Norse word for a wave or billow. It is a different word from bore, to make someone weary.
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