How to pronounce meagre
“meagre” pronunciation in British English
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Hear “meagre” in: British English (34 clips)
“meagre” in real sentences
54 clips in the index · 34 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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by such meagre provocation.
The Scottish Parliament
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It is meagre, tepid and insipid.
The Scottish Parliament
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keep them on this meagre wage.
British Library
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The rations were meagre, to say the least.
The Royal Society
Why real speech
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