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How to pronounce “musty”
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Pronunciation guide for musty
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of musty with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Tipping Point I Got Wrong
It's got that hush and that musty smell of books.
- Definition summary
- Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce musty
The Tipping Point I Got Wrong

It's got that hush and that musty smell of books.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “musty”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
- Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.
- Characteristic of or relating to mould or mouldiness.
- (figuratively)
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) A type of snuff with a musty flavour (adjective sense 2).
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To turn musty (adjective sense 1 or 2); to must.
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