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How to pronounce “popcorn

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Pronunciation guide for popcorn

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of popcorn with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Doubt is Their Productpublic the tragedy known as popcorn
Definition summary
(chiefly uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

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How to pronounce popcorn

Doubt is Their Product

public the tragedy known as popcorn

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “popcorn

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (chiefly uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
  • (countable) A serving of popcorn.
  • (countable, rare) A piece of popcorn.
  • (chiefly uncountable) A type of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
  • (knitting) A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
  • (attributive) A form of brainstorming in which participants call out their ideas immediately, instead of waiting for an assigned turn to speak.
  • (humorous) Entertainment for observers.
  • A slow Belgian style of soul music popular in the early 1960s.
  • A Romanian style of Europop popular in the late 2000s.
  • [Verb]
  • (of a guinea pig or chinchilla) To stand or jump up quickly.
  • To pop repeatedly, like popcorn cooking.
  • (knitting, rare) To use the popcorn stitch.

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