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How to pronounce “sliver”
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Pronunciation guide for sliver
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sliver with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- We Have No Idea
only explains a little sliver of what the universe is actually
- Definition summary
- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce sliver
We Have No Idea
only explains a little sliver of what the universe is actually
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sliver”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
- (fishing) Bait made of pieces of small fish.
- (US, New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building.
- A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.
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