flimsily
/ˈflɪmzɪli/
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American sound/ˈflɪmzɪli/
flimsily
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
flim - si - ly -> flimsily
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ (က) မှိတ်တုတ်မှိတ်တုတ် လင်းသည်။
The candle flickered for a moment and went out. ❍ Lights flickered on and off.
(ခ) ရိပ်ခနဲ (လှုပ်ရှား၊ ဖြတ်သန်း) သည်။
A suspicion flickered through her mind. ❍ A faint smile flickered across her face.
၂။ တဖျပ်ဖျပ် လှုပ် သည်။ flickering eyelids ❍ Shadows flickered across the garden. ❍ The leaves flickered gently in the breeze.
n (usu sing ) (က) ဆတ်ခနဲဆတ်ခနဲ လှုပ်ရှားခြင်း။ မှိတ်တုတ် မှိတ်တုတ် အလင်းရောင်။ the flicker of images on the screen. (ခ) ရိပ်ခနဲပေါ်ခြင်း။
a flicker of hope / despair / interest.
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shine unsteadily, glimmer, flash, waver, sputter, gutter, sparkle, shimmer, beam, blare, blaze, blink, burn, dance, flare, flit, flitter, fluctuate, flutter, ghost, glance, gleam, glint, glitter, glow, hover, impression, oscillate, oscillation, quaver, quiver, quivering, ray, scintillate, scintillation, spark, suggestion, swing, trace, tremble, twinkle, vibrate, vibration
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