How to pronounce smuggle
American English pronunciation
SMUG-ul
- IPA
- /ˈsmʌɡəl/
- Syllables
- SMUG · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What smuggle means
To sneak something into or out of a place where it is not allowed
In a sentence: Leo tried to smuggle a frog into the house in his coat pocket.
Where it comes from: It comes from Dutch or German words for sneaking goods in secretly. Those go back to an old root meaning "to creep or slip through."
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