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How to pronounce “zany”
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Pronunciation guide for zany
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of zany with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Bruce McCall: Nostalgia for a future that never happened 13 minutes, 2 seconds
This was one of a series called "Zany Afternoons," which became a book.
- Definition summary
- Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
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How to pronounce zany
Bruce McCall: Nostalgia for a future that never happened 13 minutes, 2 seconds
This was one of a series called "Zany Afternoons," which became a book.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “zany”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
- Ludicrously or incongruously comical.
- [Noun]
- (archaic) A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete) To mimic foolishly.
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