how to pronounce sickle

/ˈsɪk.əl/

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sickle is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… with obviously the sickle and um …”

meanings of sickle

verb:

To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.
Of red blood cells: to assume an abnormal crescent shape.
To cut with a sickle.

noun:

An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
Any of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock.

adjective:

Shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped.

sickle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sickle occurs in english on average 1.6 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.