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How to pronounce “plume”

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Pronunciation guide for plume

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of plume with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Inside Story of Notre-Dame’s Incredible ReconstructionNow the huge plume of smoke fills the street.
Definition summary
(archaic, literary and poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.

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How to pronounce plume

The Inside Story of Notre-Dame’s Incredible Reconstruction

Now the huge plume of smoke fills the street.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “plume”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (archaic, literary and poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
  • (archaic, literary and poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
  • (figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
  • The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
  • Ellipsis of plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
  • Things resembling a feather.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
  • (transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
  • (transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.
  • (transitive, archaic) To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
  • (intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.

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