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How to pronounce “hug”
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Pronunciation guide for hug
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of hug with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Not So Secret Life Of Dogs
But dogs hate to be hugged.
- Definition summary
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce hug
The Not So Secret Life Of Dogs
But dogs hate to be hugged.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “hug”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
- A particular grip in wrestling.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To crouch; to huddle as with cold.
- (intransitive) To cling closely together.
- (transitive or reciprocal) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
- (transitive) To stay close to.
- (transitive, figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
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