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Rareundertow
The correct spelling is undertow.
How to pronounce undertow
noun
Say it like: Und-ert-ow
The correct spelling is undertow. A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore. For example: "A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore."
Usage Examples
“A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
- 2.(by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.
verb
- 1.To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
- 2.To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
- 3.To flow or behave as an undertow.
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