how to pronounce dredge

/ˈdɹɛdʒ/

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dredge is pronounced in one syllable

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dɹɛdʒ

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An example use of dredge in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… borrow sand dredge from the ocean bed …”

meanings of dredge

noun:

  1. A dredging machine.
  2. A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
  3. A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
  4. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:.
  5. A mixture of oats and barley.
  6. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
  7. An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.

verb:

  1. To unearth.
  2. To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
  3. To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
  4. To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.

dredge frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dredge occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dredge can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dredge can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

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