ague meaning

UK US /ˈeɪɡju/ 2 syllables

ague (noun): a fit of shivering or shaking.

ague has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

ague as a noun

  1. a fit of shivering or shaking

    Type of: illness

  2. successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria

    Synonyms: chills and fever

    Type of: symptom

    Kinds: quartan

  3. a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

    Synonyms: acute accent, acute

    Type of: accent

How to pronounce ague

ague is pronounced /ˈeɪɡju/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 5 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AG · words ending in UE · 4-letter words

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