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How to pronounce “explosive

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Pronunciation guide for explosive

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of explosive with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Daddy, What's Polysorbate 60?phosphorus is explosive it's what they
Definition summary
Able to, or likely to, explode.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce explosive

Daddy, What's Polysorbate 60?

phosphorus is explosive it's what they

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “explosive

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Able to, or likely to, explode.
  • Having the character of an explosion.
  • (figurative) Rapidly accelerating.
  • (figurative) Shocking; startling.
  • (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
  • (phonetics, archaic) Synonym of plosive.
  • [Noun]
  • Any explosive substance.
  • (linguistics, dated) A plosive.

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