How to pronounce tweezers
American English pronunciation
TWEE-zerz
- IPA
- /ˈtwizɚz/
- Syllables
- TWEE · zerz (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tweezers means
A small tool with two arms for pinching tiny things
In a sentence: Grandpa used tweezers to pick up the tiny screw.
Where it comes from: It dates from the 1600s and seems to come from tweese, an old word for a small case that held little tools. The exact path is a bit tangled.
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