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How to pronounce “tennis

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Pronunciation guide for tennis

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Practice the English pronunciation of tennis with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Winning UglyThat's kind of how it looks when you see tennis
Definition summary
(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

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How to pronounce tennis

Winning Ugly

That's kind of how it looks when you see tennis

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “tennis

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
  • (dated) A match in this sport.
  • (obsolete) An earlier game in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racquet or with the open hand.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive, dated) To play tennis.
  • (transitive) To drive backward and forward like a tennis ball.

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