How do you pronounce toothbrush?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuθ.bɹʌʃ/.

toothbrush

/ˈtuθ.bɹʌʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: tooth-brush
IPA: /ˈtuθ.bɹʌʃ/

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Meaning

noun

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

verb

To clean or scrub with a toothbrush.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A Turkiſh tooth-bruſh"
"In Rome, a restorer toothbrushed away some candle-grime over God's Sistine Chapel eye to reveal an eyebrow of Groucho Marx proportion."
"I toothbrushed the stale rum stink from my mouth and stared at myself in the cabinet mirror."

Etymology

From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtuθ.bɹʌʃ/
British English: /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

toothbrushes (plural) toothbrushes (present, singular) toothbrushing (participle, present) toothbrushed (participle, past) toothbrushed (past)

Derived Forms

toothbrushful toothbrushless toothbrushlike toothbrushy

Phrases

electric toothbrush ionic toothbrush nature's toothbrush power toothbrush toothbrush moustache toothbrush mustache toothbrush tree

Synonyms

soup-strainer