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How to pronounce “wallpaper

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Pronunciation guide for wallpaper

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of wallpaper with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Crafting a Patterned Homebut all that painting on the walls, it's not wallpaper.
Definition summary
(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce wallpaper

Crafting a Patterned Home

but all that painting on the walls, it's not wallpaper.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “wallpaper

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
  • (countable) A roll of such paper.
  • (countable) A style or design of such material.
  • (uncountable, figurative, sometimes attributive) Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.
  • (computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
  • (television, slang) Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
  • (philately, informal) Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
  • (CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

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