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How to pronounce “swamp”
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Pronunciation guide for swamp
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of swamp with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Stunning Photos of the Endangered Everglades
way down to a swamp.
- Definition summary
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
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How to pronounce swamp
Stunning Photos of the Endangered Everglades
way down to a swamp.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “swamp”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
- (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
- [Verb]
- To drench or fill with water.
- (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
- (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
- (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
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Similar Sounds
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