How do you pronounce suckle?

suckle is pronounced as /ˈsʌk.əl/.

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suckle

🍼suckle (sakəl)

verb

/ˈsʌk.əl/

allaiter (allaiter)

sucking Sudden

Signification

to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder

Traduction de la signification

nourrir un bébé ou un jeune animal avec du lait provenant du sein ou du pis

Phrases d'exemple

The mother cat suckled her kittens in the basket.

La mère chat a allaité ses chatons dans le panier.

Synonymes

nurse, breastfeed, nourish, feed, lactate

Antonymes

wean, starve

Collocations

suckle a child, suckle the young, suckle her baby, kittens suckle

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