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The correct spelling is mare.
How to pronounce mare
/mɛə/
nounIPA: /mɛə/
Say it like: Mar-e
The correct spelling is mare. An adult female horse. For example: "I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe."
Usage Examples
“I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.”
“Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters.”
Definition
noun
- 1.An adult female horse.
- 2.A foolish woman.
- 3.A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.
- 4.A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
- 5.Sleep paralysis.
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