how to pronounce spoons

/ˈspunz/

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spoons is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… butter corner stewart spoons off some of …”

meanings of spoons

noun:

A pair of spoons used as a musical instrument by tapping them on parts of the body.
A child's card game.
Plural of spoon.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoon.

adjective:

Foolishly infatuated with; having a romantic crush on (used with on).

name:

Any pub belonging to the Wetherspoons chain.

spoons frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word spoons occurs in english on average 5.3 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 spoons 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 spoons can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) food and health;