American English pronunciation

How to pronounce gauntlet

IPA transcription: ['ɡɔntlət]

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Noun

  • to offer or accept a challenge

    “threw down the gauntlet”

    “took up the gauntlet”

  • a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

  • a glove with long sleeve

  • a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

Usage examples

  • Baseball", "Pac-Man" and "Gauntlet".
  • While losing the three-man tournament they did win the Tag Team gauntlet.
  • In the World X Cup, Garza won the Gauntlet for the Gold.
  • Recruits would not have the opportunity to sleep or eat throughout the Gauntlet.
  • "Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows" was met with mixed reviews.