How to pronounce runabout
American English pronunciation
RUN-uh-bowt
- IPA
- /ˈɹʌnəˌbaʊt/
- Syllables
- RUN · uh · bowt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What runabout means
A small, light car for short trips around town
In a sentence: Grandma drove her little red runabout to the corner store.
Where it comes from: It comes from the phrase run about, meaning to go here and there.
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