Shorter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃɔːrtər|
Brit.  |ˈʃɔːtə|  British pronunciation of the word shorter
- this word is used as a comparative form of the adjectiveshort

Extra examples

One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other.

These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject.

...the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific...

We hiked some of the shorter trails.

It is shorter to cross a stream than to head it.

Poverty and poor housing correlate with a shorter life expectancy.

A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers.

Rail workers are campaigning for a shorter working day.

I expected her to be taller than me, not shorter.

He looked much shorter in the flesh than on television.

Most people now enjoy shorter working hours and more leisure time.

Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week.

Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter.

He's a bit shorter than me.

Her hair had been thinned and cut shorter.

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