how to pronounce puncture

/ˈpʌŋktʃɚ/

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puncture is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… to puncture the somber moment with his …”

meaning of puncture

Puncture is the act of making a hole in something.

puncture frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word puncture occurs in english on average 1.4 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 puncture 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 puncture can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) life, nature, and living environment;