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rift

The correct spelling is rift.

How to pronounce rift

noun

IPA: /ɹɪft/

Say it like: Rif-t

The correct spelling is rift. A chasm or fissure. For example: "My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect."

Usage Examples

My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.

to rift an oak

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A chasm or fissure.
  2. 2.A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
  3. 3.A shallow place in a stream; a ford.

verb

  1. 1.To form a rift; to split open.
  2. 2.To cleave; to rive; to split.
  3. 3.(obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch.

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