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How to pronounce “urchin

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Pronunciation guide for urchin

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of urchin with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How I became part sea urchinand I had long, black sea urchin spines
Definition summary
A mischievous child.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce urchin

How I became part sea urchin

and I had long, black sea urchin spines

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “urchin

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A mischievous child.
  • A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets.
  • A sea urchin.
  • One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders arranged around a carding drum; so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog.
  • (historical) A neutron-generating device that triggered the nuclear detonation of the earliest plutonium atomic bombs.
  • (obsolete) A hedgehog.
  • (obsolete) A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form of a hedgehog.

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