how to pronounce hug

/hʌɡ/

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hug is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… nice hug is much more willing to go …”

meaning of hug

A hug is a friendly gesture of affection.

hug frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hug occurs in english on average 3.4 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.