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How to pronounce “bullet”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of bullet with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Jenny Woodblack and white, 12 bullets, and maybe I'll lead a training.
Definition summary: A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

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How to pronounce bullet

Jenny Wood

black and white, 12 bullets, and maybe I'll lead a training.

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Meaning

[Noun]
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.
(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (slang) One year of prison time.
(slang) An ace (the playing card).
(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
(chess, uncountable) Ellipsis of bullet chess.
(fishing) A plumb or sinker.
(Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
(Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
(obsolete) A small ball.
(obsolete) A cannonball.
(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.
(Canada, US, horse racing) The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
[Verb]
(transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
(intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
(transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
(transitive, slang, rare) To inflict bullet shots upon.
(slang, transitive) To fire from a job; to dismiss.

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How to pronounce “bullet”

Pronunciation guide for bullet

How to pronounce bullet

Example Sentences

black and white, 12 bullets, and maybe I'll lead a training.

But a bullet like this isn't just powerful,

of presents this way, no bullet points, he said, somewhat technical topic but to non-technical

shooting these space-age bullets towards the front

Trick number four was the bullet catch,

with this photo of a bullet piercing through an apple,

bullet cluster this is an example that

with bullet holes in their uniforms,

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