how to pronounce sprig

/spɹɪɡ/

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sprig is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… name at my new one sprig of hot and I've …”

meanings of sprig

noun:

An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A house sparrow.
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
A youth; a lad.

verb:

To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.

sprig frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sprig occurs in english on average 0.6 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.

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

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;