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- [ground-hog, -hawg]
- /ˈgraʊndˌhɒg, -hɔg/
- /ˈɡraʊnd.hɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ground-hog, -hawg]
- /ˈgraʊndˌhɒg, -hɔg/
Definitions of groundhog word
- noun groundhog woodchuck. 1
- noun groundhog A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America. 1
- noun groundhog rodent: woodchuck 1
- countable noun groundhog A groundhog is a type of small animal with reddish-brown fur that is found in North America. 0
- noun groundhog woodchuck 0
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Origin of groundhog
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1650-60; ground1 + hog
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Groundhog
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
groundhog popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
groundhog usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with groundhog
- when is groundhog day?
- what does it mean when the groundhog sees his shadow?
- what is groundhog day?
- how to get rid of a groundhog?
- what did the groundhog say?
- what happens if the groundhog sees his shadow?
- what day is groundhog day?
- what happens if the groundhog sees its shadow?
- if the groundhog sees its shadow what happens?
- how to trap a groundhog?
- what does it mean if the groundhog sees its shadow?
- what does groundhog day mean?
- what is a groundhog?
- how to catch a groundhog?
- how often is the groundhog right?
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