how to pronounce whig

/ˈwɪɡ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of whig is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

whig is pronounced in one syllable

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of whig

1. example pitch curve for pronunciation of whig

test your pronunciation of whig

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of whig

meanings of whig

noun:

Buttermilk.
A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.
A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
An advocate of war against Britain during the American Revolution.
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.

verb:

Urge forward; drive briskly.
Weird out or disturb someone.
Jog along; move or work briskly.

whig frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word whig occurs in english on average 0.4 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 whig 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 whig can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;