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How to pronounce “bitter”
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Pronunciation guide for bitter
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bitter with real speech in context.
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sour, bitter, salt, and umami.
- Definition summary
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
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How to pronounce bitter
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sour, bitter, salt, and umami.
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Cynical and resentful.
- [Adverb]
- To an intense or severe degree; bitterly.
- [Noun]
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- [Verb]
- (archaic) To make bitter.
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