how to pronounce spook

/spuːk/

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spook is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… germans but not too late to spook the …”

meaning of spook

Spook is a word that means to frighten or scare someone.

spook frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word spook 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.