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Scree: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Scree noun. A slope of loose, broken stones on a mountainside or below a cliff.
How to say it
SKREE/ˈskriː/
1 syllable.
Scree in a sentence
We slid most of the way down the scree, laughing and filling our boots with grit.
Scree clattered under our feet as we zigzagged up towards the pass.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- talus
- rubble
- loose rock
Where scree comes from
Probably from Old Norse skriða, a landslip.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
_____ clattered under our feet as we zigzagged up towards the pass.
- squall
- scree
- susurrus
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scree: Scree clattered under our feet as we zigzagged up towards the pass.