noun · My Body

muscle

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The meaning (definition) of the word muscle

a soft body part that tightens to move your bones

The word muscle used in a sentence

Your muscle gets stronger when you exercise and run around.

The plural of the word muscle

muscles

How the word muscle is said around the world

Frenchmuscle (mewskl)
Spanishmúsculo (mooskooloh)
Mandarin肌肉 (jī ròu)
Hindiमाँसपेशियाँ (mahnnsuhpayshiyahn)
Arabicعضلة (ahdahlah)
Russianмышца (myshtsa)
Portuguese (EU)músculo (mooshkooluu)
Portuguese (BR)músculo (mooskooluu)
Japanese (suji)
GermanMuskel (muuskuhl)
Urduپٹھوں (putohn)
Punjabiਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ (mahsuhpayshee)
Korean (geun)
Hebrewשְׁרִיר (shreeuhr)
Greekμυς (mus)
Dutchspier (speer)
Tagalogkalamnan (kahlahmnahn)
Vietnamesecơ bắp (kur bahurp)
Turkishkas (kahs)
Persianعضله (ahzohlay)
Polishmięsień (myenysheny)
Ukrainianм'яз (myaz)
Bengaliপেশী (payshee)
Swedishmuskel (muskhuhl)
Italianmuscolo (mooskohloh)

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