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How to pronounce “wry”
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Pronunciation guide for wry
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of wry with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- David Logan: Tribal leadership 16 minutes
The next one got kind of a wry smile on his face and said,
- Definition summary
- Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
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How to pronounce wry
David Logan: Tribal leadership 16 minutes
The next one got kind of a wry smile on his face and said,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “wry”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
- Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
- Twisted, bent, crooked.
- Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
- (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
- (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
- [Noun]
- (regional) Distortion.
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