How to Pronounce "hightail"
word
ˈhaɪ.teɪl
HY-tayl
hˈaɪteɪl
HY-tail
Definition
To leave or run away very quickly, especially because you are scared or need to avoid something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhaɪ.teɪl
British English
hˈaɪteɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HY-tayl
UK
HY-tail
Listen in Context
We need to hightail if we want to catch the last bus.
When the alarm rang, everyone hightailed out of the building.
The cat hightailed when it saw the dog.
Let’s hightail it out of here before it starts to rain.