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How to pronounce “impalement

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Pronunciation guide for impalement

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of impalement with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Steven Pinkersuch as breaking on the wheel, burning at the stake clawing, sawing in half, and impalement.
Definition summary
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.

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How to pronounce impalement

Steven Pinker

such as breaking on the wheel, burning at the stake clawing, sawing in half, and impalement.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “impalement

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
  • (heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
  • A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
  • (botany, obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. (In still older works, also spelt empalement.)

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