How to pronounce eagre
American English pronunciation
AY-ger
- IPA
- /ˈeɪɡɚ/
- Syllables
- AY · ger (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- EE-ger
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What eagre means
A tall wave that rushes up a river as the tide comes in
In a sentence: Crowds lined the riverbank to watch the eagre roar upstream at high tide.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It may come from an Old English word for water or an Old Norse word for the sea, but neither fits well.
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