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How to pronounce “tinsel”
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Pronunciation guide for tinsel
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tinsel with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Sweet and Low: A Family Story
you pull back the phony tinsel, there
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
Example 1 of 5
How to pronounce tinsel
Sweet and Low: A Family Story
you pull back the phony tinsel, there
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tinsel”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
- (by extension)
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Of fabric: ornamented by being woven with gold or silver thread, or overlaid with thin metal plates; brocaded.
- (by extension)
- [Verb]
- To adorn (something) with tinsel.
- (figuratively) To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
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