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How to pronounce “gadfly”
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Pronunciation guide for gadfly
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of gadfly with real speech in context.
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- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Ralph Nader
gadfly from time to time well they've
- Definition summary
- Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
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How to pronounce gadfly
Ralph Nader

gadfly from time to time well they've
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “gadfly”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
- (figurative, also attributive)
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