groundhog

or ground hog

[ ground-hog, -hawg ]

/ ˈgraʊndˌhɒg, -hɔg /

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Origin of groundhog

An Americanism dating back to 1650–60; ground¹ + hog

Words nearby groundhog

ground fog, ground frost, ground game, ground glass, ground hemlock, groundhog, Groundhog Day, ground ice, grounding, ground itch, ground ivy

How to use groundhog in a sentence

I have groundhogs who live under my deck, and I love those groundhogs—but I also love the foxes who want to catch them.
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I want your best photos of squirrels, chipmunks and groundhogs.
From running in D.C.’s streets to soaring over them with his birds of prey|John Kelly|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
But, if the groundhog does not see his shadow, spring is on its way.
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There were, for example, groundhog holes hidden in the tall grass of our next-door neighbor’s yard.
Traveling through the pandemic in the company of dogs|Walter Nicklin|December 18, 2020|Washington Post

Columbus Day felt a lot more like Groundhog Day in Kentucky on Monday night.
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More than a dozen years after the horrors of 9/11, we find ourselves in a Groundhog Day-style nightmare.
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“The groundhog came out today, laughed, and scratched ‘See Real Life’ in the dirt,” he says.
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Caddy Shack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Analyze This affirm it.
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Harold Ramis made a passel of great comedies, but he never made one better than Groundhog Day.
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Groundhog looked up and caught Shorty's eye fixed unflinchingly on him.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
The Groundhog dance is one of those belonging to the great thanksgiving ceremony, Green-corn dance.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
He focused his own gaze upon the commissioner's eye as intently as he would have watched a groundhog hole in the hills.
The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald
Some observers have referred to it as a rat, but it climbs trees and grows to the size of a woodchuck, or groundhog.
Cuba, Old and New|Albert Gardner Robinson
Occasionally one is trapped, with bloody groundhog for bait; but I have yet to meet a man who has succeeded in shooting one.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart

British Dictionary definitions for groundhog

groundhog

/ (ˈɡraʊndˌhɒɡ) /

noun

another name for woodchuck

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

groundhog

or ground hog

Origin of groundhog

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