how to pronounce scarecrow
/ˈskæɹˌkɹoʊ/
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scarecrow is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of scarecrow in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… be a scarecrow no okay okay and the one …”
meaning of scarecrow
A scarecrow is a type of a person who is dressed in old clothes and is used to scare away birds from a field.
scarecrow frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word scarecrow occurs in english on average 1.2 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.
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