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How to pronounce “dolly

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Pronunciation guide for dolly

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of dolly with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Off-Broadway's The WhirligigDOLLY WELLS: [INAUDIBLE] clap for myself.
Definition summary
(childish, colloquial) A doll.

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How to pronounce dolly

Off-Broadway's The Whirligig

DOLLY WELLS: [INAUDIBLE] clap for myself.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “dolly

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (childish, colloquial) A doll.
  • (cooking) A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
  • A contrivance for stirring:
  • A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
  • In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
  • A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
  • A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
  • An unpowered vehicle (trailer) designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle, with strong traction power.
  • A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
  • (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
  • (slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid. [from 1790s][3]
  • (slang, UK, dated) A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions. [1960s]
  • (cricket, dated) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
  • (gambling) A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
  • Ellipsis of dolly shop.
  • (obsolete) An old gambling device, found in dolly shops, with the figure of an old man or "dolly", and a spiral hole down which a dropped marble would proceed to one of a set of numbered holes.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, cricket) To hit a dolly.
  • (transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
  • (intransitive) To move a camera (usually toward or away from its subject) using a dolly.
  • (transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
  • (transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
  • (transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.
  • [Adjective]
  • (Polari) Pretty; attractive.
  • (Yorkshire, especially Sheffield) Left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh).[6]

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