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How to pronounce “flak

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Pronunciation guide for flak

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of flak with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Tony Hawk: What Marketers Can Learnflak after that run of success, if you call it that,
Definition summary
Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. [from 1938]

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How to pronounce flak

Tony Hawk: What Marketers Can Learn

flak after that run of success, if you call it that,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “flak

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. [from 1938]
  • Anti-aircraft shell fire. [from 1940]
  • (figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism. [from 1963]
  • (informal) A public-relations spokesperson.
  • [Verb]
  • to throw, hurl, toss, fling off
  • to smack
  • (figurative) to cast off, eject
  • (figurative) to renounce, reject

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