Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: smuggled
IPA transcription: [sm'ʌɡəld]
Pronunciations of smuggled
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled
    Meaning: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
Usage examples
  • She carried her new doll-baby smuggled up under her shawl.
  • In one hand he held a can of condensed milk that he had smuggled from the commissary department that afternoon.
  • The babe, it is implied, was the legitimate son and heir of Prince Charles, thus mysteriously smuggled off in order to preserve it from the machinations of the English government.
  • That I never thought of that, to be sure!" exclaimed she, as he produced a square bottle of smuggled spirits, labelled "Golden Wasser," from a corner cupboard in their little room.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Polly Bemis, License CC BY-SA 4.0