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How to pronounce ogress in English?

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Type of ogre

Examples of ogress

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She's more an overbearing ogress in the corner office you secretly covet.
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Legend has it that an ogress, Adachigahara, once roamed the plain after whom it was named.
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The A-list beauty believes she was meant to be an ogress.
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Stone relief from Candi Mendut of the Bactrian ogress Hariti.
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When Donkey hears strange noises coming from the windmill, he finds Fiona has turned into an ogress.
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He compares Rhiannon, whom he thinks is the figure of plate f, with Hariti, an ogress of Bactrian mythology.
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The demon king Ravana, encouraged by his spiteful ogress sister, hears of Sita's beauty and determines to kidnap her.
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He had every reason to be happy, having made a snug home for himself with his adoring ogress-wife and their three cooing ogrettes.
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They interrupt the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona, but not before the sun sets, which causes Fiona to turn into an ogress in front of everyone.
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More examples
  • (folklore) a female ogre
  • An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a large, cruel, monstrous and hideous humanoid monster, featured in mythology, folklore and fiction. Ogres are often depicted in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings, and have appeared in many classic works of literature. ...
  • This is a list of supporting characters in the Hulk comics.
  • The same as Pellet, representing a ball or flint-stone for cannon.
  • (o'gress) A black ball or pellet. [See ROUNDEL.]