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How to pronounce nothing
Say it like this: /ˈnʌθɪŋ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does nothing mean?
pronNot any thing; no thing.
“See? there’s nothing!”
An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.
nounSomething trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
“- What happened to your face? - It's nothing.”
A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.
A nobody (insignificant person).
advNot at all; in no way.
“Nothing too much out of the ordinary.”
Used to dismiss a previous statement.
“- Wait a moment. - Wait nothing! I'm going after them.”
adjCompletely unimportant.
“Dallas scored on what had seemed until then like a nothing play.”
Lacking effort or commitment.
“The cricketer played a nothing shot.”
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