How to Pronounce "bushwhack"
word
ˈbʊʃˌwæk
BUSH-wak
ˈbʊʃˌwak
BUSH-wak
Definition
To make your way through thick bushes or forest by cutting or pushing through. It can also mean to attack someone by surprise from a hidden place.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbʊʃˌwæk
British English
ˈbʊʃˌwak
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BUSH-wak
UK
BUSH-wak
Listen in Context
We had to bushwhack through the thick forest to reach the river.
The hikers bushwhacked their way up the hill.
They got lost while bushwhacking off the main trail.
We ended up bushwhacking for hours because there was no trail at all.