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How to pronounce dog-ear

American English pronunciation

DAWG-eer

IPA
/ˈdɔɡˌɪɹ/
Syllables
DAWG · eer (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Also said
DAHG-eer

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What dog-ear means

verb

To fold down a page's corner to mark your place

In a sentence: Please don't dog-ear the library book; use a bookmark instead.

Where it comes from: A folded page corner looks like a dog's floppy ear. It first came from dog's-ear.

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