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How to pronounce “flatline

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Pronunciation guide for flatline

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of flatline with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Open Water Swimming ManualAUDIENCE: Did you ever flatline?
Definition summary
(medicine, cardiology) An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.

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How to pronounce flatline

Open Water Swimming Manual

AUDIENCE: Did you ever flatline?

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “flatline

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (medicine, cardiology) An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.
  • (also figurative) An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
  • (fishing) A line that is run low to the water from the rod tip, generally off a release clip of some type.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, of the heart) To stop beating.
  • (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, by extension) To die.
  • (transitive, slang) To kill.
  • (informal, transitive) To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
  • (of a graph) To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.
  • (fishing, intransitive) To fish using a flatline.

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Similar Sounds

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