how to pronounce mildew

/ˈmɪlˌdu/

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mildew is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… that leads to the mold in the mildew so …”

meanings of mildew

verb:

To become tainted with mildew.
To taint with mildew.

noun:

A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

mildew frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mildew occurs in english on average 0.7 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 mildew 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 mildew can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;