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How to pronounce “pun

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Pronunciation guide for pun

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of pun with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Pun Also RisesSo this happens to be the crux of punning, too, at its core--
Definition summary
(transitive, obsolete) To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.

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How to pronounce pun

The Pun Also Rises

So this happens to be the crux of punning, too, at its core--

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “pun

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, obsolete) To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
  • (intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
  • [Noun]
  • A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

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