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How to pronounce “scarecrow”

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Pronunciation guide for scarecrow

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of scarecrow with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Screenwriting in The Land of Ozwhat is the Scarecrow given by uh he is
Definition summary: An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

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Screenwriting in The Land of Oz

what is the Scarecrow given by uh he is

[Noun]
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
(by extension, derogatory) A person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
(dated) Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”).
(figuratively)
(British, dialectal, obsolete)
[Verb]
To cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow (noun sense 1).
To frighten or terrify (someone or something), as if using a scarecrow.
(archaic) To spoil the appearance of (something, such as the landscape or a view), as scarecrows may be regarded as doing.