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How to pronounce “fly”

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Pronunciation guide for fly

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of fly with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Michael Dickinson: How a fly flies 15 minutesthe favorite behavior of a fruit fly might be this, for example --
Definition summary
(zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

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How to pronounce fly

Michael Dickinson: How a fly flies 15 minutes

the favorite behavior of a fruit fly might be this, for example --

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “fly”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
  • (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
  • Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
  • (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
  • (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
  • (swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
  • (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
  • (obsolete) A parasite.
  • (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
  • (finance) A butterfly (combination of four options).
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
  • (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
  • (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
  • (intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
  • (intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
  • (intransitive) To proceed with great success.
  • (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
  • (transitive, ergative) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
  • (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
  • (intransitive, entomology, of a type of moth or butterfly) To be in the winged adult stage.

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