How to pronounce hurdle
American English pronunciation
HUR-dul
- IPA
- /ˈhɝdəl/
- Syllables
- HUR · dul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hurdle means
A small fence that runners jump over in a race
In a sentence: Jake leaped over the last hurdle and raced to the finish.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for a frame of woven twigs, used as a gate or fence.
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