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How to pronounce “curtain”

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Pronunciation guide for curtain

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of curtain with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School 24 minutesand then behind the curtain were the McSweeney's offices,
Definition summary
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

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How to pronounce curtain

Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School 24 minutes

and then behind the curtain were the McSweeney's offices,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “curtain”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
  • A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
  • (theater, by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
  • (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
  • (euphemistic, sometimes in the plural) Death, final curtain.
  • (architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
  • (obsolete, derogatory) A flag; an ensign.
  • The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
  • (transitive, figuratively) To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.

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