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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUGHIE

toughie  [ˈtʌfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUGHIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toughie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOUGHIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of toughie in the English dictionary

The definition of toughie in the dictionary is a question that is difficult to answer.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUGHIE


buffy
ˈbʌfɪ
chuffy
ˈtʃʌfɪ
dandruffy
ˈdændrʌfɪ
Duffy
ˈdʌfɪ
fluffy
ˈflʌfɪ
fuffy
ˈfʌfɪ
gruffy
ˈɡrʌfɪ
huffy
ˈhʌfɪ
pluffy
ˈplʌfɪ
puffy
ˈpʌfɪ
roughie
ˈrʌfɪ
scruffy
ˈskrʌfɪ
snuffy
ˈsnʌfɪ
stuffy
ˈstʌfɪ
unstuffy
ʌnˈstʌfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUGHIE

tough
tough cookie
tough guy
tough love
tough titty
tough-minded
tough-mindedly
tough-mindedness
toughen
toughened glass
toughener
toughish
toughly
toughness
Toul
touladi
Toulon
Toulouse
Toulouse-Lautrec
toun

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUGHIE

Adichie
bolshie
bushie
crunchie
cushie
Frenchie
freshie
hie
hoochie
Hughie
maconochie
mashie
Quashie
rashie
scrunchie
shanachie
smoothie
techie
tooshie
tushie

Synonyms and antonyms of toughie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toughie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUGHIE

Find out the translation of toughie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toughie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toughie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恶棍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toughie
570 millions of speakers

English

toughie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

toughie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

toughie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крепкий орешек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toughie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

toughie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toughie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toughie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

toughie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乱暴者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

toughie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toughie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toughie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

toughie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खडतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabadayı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toughie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

toughie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міцний горішок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toughie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

toughie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toughie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toughie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toughie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toughie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUGHIE»

The term «toughie» is regularly used and occupies the 66.076 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUGHIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toughie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUGHIE»

Discover the use of toughie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toughie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Negotiation Toolkit: How to Get Exactly what You Want in ...
It is only after the provoked toughie's immediate concerns have been dealt with that she is able to address your immediate concerns. The Hard-Core Toughie This type of toughie is frustrating, and in some cases dangerous. Often they are hard ...
Roger J. Volkema, 1999
2
So Flat, So Deep, So Far
But she had promised the others that she would tell Toughie about the meeting, so she kept sniffing at holes. Melody may not have persisted in her search for Toughie, except that she felt the presence of another lady at the meeting was ...
Gary Adams
3
The Windsor Magazine
Toughie made a dash at him ; lie warded with the left and stepped aside, and as the shearer glanced past, caught him with his right at the back of the ear and sent him headlong to the ground. " Bravo ! " yelled Yorkey ; and the shearer ground ...
‎1898
4
The Telegraph All New Toughie Crossword
The Telegraph Toughie Crosswords are some of the most difficult, baffling and challenging crosswords you will find.
Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph Staff, 2012
5
Chinese Literature and the Child: Children and Childhood in ...
Toughie's final humiliation elicits scant sympathy. More than a curio, or a target of hostility, she provides her fellow villagers with a perverse sustenance: “People put down their rice bowls and stood in their doorways watching with relish as the  ...
Kate Foster, 2013
6
Mick' Back When
The seventh and eighth grades, of Junior High were not very eventful, but one event, really stands out in my mind. There was a short, heavy set fellow called ' Toughie Meyers', who was another one of those despicable guys, commonly known, ...
Captain Harry 'Mick' Grigsby, 2011
7
Snake's Pillow: And Other Stories
they hurled them: "Toughie, Toughie, the more she's hit, the rougher she gets!" " Toughie?" she puzzled. "Can they mean me?" Before she had a chance to work this out, a clod landed squarely on her shoulders, hitting with a thud and bursting  ...
Lin Zhu, 1998
8
Down and Derby: The Insider's Guide to Roller Derby
Toughie, the rough-and-tumble fifteen-year-old daughter of a St. Paul, Minnesota, plumber,joined in 1941. Murray was deemed the sweetheart pin-up girl of derby, and even today you can occasionally find evidence of her popularity when ...
Alex Cohen, Jennifer Barbee, 2010
9
It's Not Business, It's Personal: The 9 Relationship ...
There wasone customer whom everyone called Toughie. Mean little bastard.Idon' ttothis day knowifhe really had a name. Itwas just Toughie. He lookedalittle bit like Ernest Borgnine, and when he had too much to drink, which was often, he got  ...
Ronna Lichtenberg, 2002
10
Niceman Cometh
Toughie lowered his head again, sighed as loud as he could, closed his eyes and rolled over. 'What do you mean?' said Ricky. 'You know I do.' 'Do what?' ' Whadya mean, "what" ?' 'What do you do, Ricky?' 'I give a shit.' As Toughie drifted off, ...
David Carpenter, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUGHIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toughie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hustle, Puzzle-Rustlers! This Week's A Toughie
On-air challenge: Every answer today is a made-up three-word phrase in which all three words rhyme ... and every word has two syllables. For example, using ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Windy weather a toughie for Cape Town drivers
Windy weather a toughie for Cape Town drivers. Capetonians have been hit by the infamous South Easter which has been blowing at up to 50 kilometres per ... «Health24, Jul 15»
3
Toughie Shirke Likely on New Clean-up IPL Panel
CHENNAI: The much-awaited IPL governing council meeting on Sunday didn't make any hurried decisions. As reported by Express, a committee was formed to ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
As Lincoln said, “That's a toughie.”
There's a popular meme with a quote that goes like this: “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that you don't know if they're made up. — Abraham Lincoln. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
5
Ike Ekweremadu: A political toughie
“An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names, but are as alike in their ... «Daily Sun, Jun 15»
6
LG G Flex 2: A handy big-screen toughie
I consciously avoid big phones. They're difficult to use one-handed (especially if you have small hands). And if you're a certified klutz, as in the case of yours ... «Business Standard, May 15»
7
Police toughie: When does missing person warrant big search?
A teenager in Camden County who was missing since Saturday night returned home safely to his foster parents on Monday morning. Logan Peterson, 15, was ... «KY3, May 15»
8
Dressage: Toughie Towler's taking life in stride
Zoe Towler with Pip (left) and Fatty at the Horse of the Year Show. Photo / Paul Taylor. Bouncing out of bed each day is something people yearn for in ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Mar 15»
9
Cleveland Cavaliers begin road swing with toughie against Dallas …
1. This is the first of a four-game trip and it will indeed be a toughie. The Mavericks get half the buzz of the Cavs but have one more win. If the Mavs played in the ... «FOXSports.com, Mar 15»
10
Solving Pa.'s public pension problem a toughie for state leaders
s public pension problem a toughie for state leaders. Pension Reform. Gov. Tom Wolf isn't the only one with ideas for addressing the $50 billion-plus debt that ... «PennLive.com, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Toughie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/toughie>. Apr 2024 ».
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