How to pronounce dregs
American English pronunciation
DREGZ
- IPA
- /ˈdɹɛɡz/
- Syllables
- DREGZ (1 syllable)
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What dregs means
The gritty bits that settle at the bottom of a liquid
In a sentence: Ellie swirled her cocoa and frowned at the dregs left in the bottom of the mug.
Where it comes from: It's the plural of dreg, the word for one bit of this gritty stuff.
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