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How to pronounce “tumbleweed”
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Pronunciation guide for tumbleweed
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tumbleweed with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety
I don't know if you've ever weighed a tumbleweed,
- Definition summary
- Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.
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How to pronounce tumbleweed
A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety
I don't know if you've ever weighed a tumbleweed,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tumbleweed”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.
- (attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
- A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.
Practice Nearby Words
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