how to pronounce thugs

/ˈθʌɡz/

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thugs is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… play notorious thugs illustrates this …”

meanings of thugs

noun:

Plural of thug.

thugs frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word thugs occurs in english on average 5.1 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.