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How to pronounce “featherbedding”
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Pronunciation guide for featherbedding
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of featherbedding with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Greater Than Ever
it is the featherbedding.
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of featherbed
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How to pronounce featherbedding
Greater Than Ever
it is the featherbedding.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “featherbedding”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of featherbed
- [Noun]
- (US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
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