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How to pronounce “turn turtle”
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Pronunciation guide for turn turtle
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of turn turtle with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Protecting the Oceans
You simply turn them upside down and you can keep on
- Definition summary
- (intransitive, now historical) To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
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How to pronounce turn turtle
Protecting the Oceans
You simply turn them upside down and you can keep on
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “turn turtle”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, now historical) To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
- (intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To fail; to go belly up.
- (dated, idiomatic) To become upset.
- (intransitive, surfing) To roll upside down with one's surfboard (usually a longboard) to allow a wave, especially a wave that has already broken, to pass over.
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