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Wolverine Pronunciation
Wolverine is pronounced wuul-ver-EEN, IPA /ˌwʊlvɝˈin/.
wuul-ver-EEN
US /ˌwʊlvɝˈin/ · UK /ˈwʊlvəˌriːn/
Syllables: wuul · ver · EEN (3 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A heavy, short-legged animal of the weasel family that lives in northern forests.
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Wolverine in a Sentence
- A wolverine will drag away food far heavier than itself.
- Tracks in the snow suggested a wolverine rather than a fox.
- The wolverine has one of the strongest bites of any small mammal.
Common Mispronunciations of Wolverine
Not wuhl-vuh-RYN
Close the word on EEN, the long ee of seen, because this ine ending is not the yn of wine.
Not WUUL-ver-een
Move the loud part to the very end, which is unusual for an animal name and easy to miss.
Tip: British dictionaries often print WUUL-vuh-reen with the beat at the front, so both stressings are in use.
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