how to pronounce groove

/ɡɹuːv/

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groove is pronounced in one syllable

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uː

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An example use of groove in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… one groove that spirals around it goes …”

meaning of groove

Groove means to make a pleasing or characteristic sound.

groove frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word groove 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.

topics groove 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 groove can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) transport and travel;