lioness
pronunciation
How to pronounce lioness in British English:
UK [ˈlaɪənes]
How to pronounce lioness in American English:
US [ˈlaɪənes]
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- Noun:
- a female lion
Word Origin
- lioness (n.)
- c. 1300, leoness, from lion + -ess.
Example
- 1. Pictured : lioness attacks buffalo , creating traffic jam in south africa
- 2. The buffalo started snorting and walking with the lioness on its back trying to escape .
- 3. Du toit 's " frog 's eye view " allowed him to capture a lioness and her brood drinking quietly
- 4. The people rise like a lioness ; they rouse themselves like a lion that does not rest till he devours his prey and drinks the blood of his victims .