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How to pronounce “slick

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Pronunciation guide for slick

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of slick with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How sampling transformed music(Music: "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick)
Definition summary
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce slick

How sampling transformed music

(Music: "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick)

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “slick

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
  • Sleek; smooth.
  • Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
  • Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
  • (often sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.
  • (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
  • [Noun]
  • A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
  • (by extension, hydrodynamics, US, dated) A rapidly-expanding ring of dark water, resembling an oil slick, around the site of a large underwater explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress through the water of the shock wave generated by the explosion.
  • Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
  • A tool used to make something smooth or even.
  • (sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
  • (US, military slang) A helicopter.
  • (printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
  • (publishing, slang) A glossy magazine.
  • A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
  • (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, the copious, lubricating bodily fluid produced by an omega in heat.
  • (slang) A silver coin that has been worn to the point its surface feels smooth to the touch.
  • [Verb]
  • To make slick.
  • [Adverb]
  • (colloquial) Alternative form of sleek (“with ease and dexterity”).

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