silky
/ˈsɪlki/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈsɪlki/
silky
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
sil - ky -> silky
Myanmar meaning
ပိုးသားကဲ့သို့ နူးညံ့ချောမွေ့သော။ သိမ်မွေ့နူးညံ့သည့် အမူအရာရှိသော။
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- ‘Of the materials, satin and cotton are the most important, but silk and a silky touch are not forgotten.’
- ‘The soft silky fabric was cool on her warm skin.’
- ‘She even has a look of Mata Hari, with her hair tamed into a silky curtain that complements her black designer suit and kitten heels.’
- ‘Not exactly, but I've always had a soft spot for that silky sheen that comes with fresh plaster.’
- ‘And after all that scrubbing the surface is silky soft.’
- ‘She wore a light dress made of silky blue fabric, the color of an extremely pale robin's egg.’
- ‘The banana leaf is ready for it's next step when the top is shiny green/brown and has a silky texture.’
- ‘He came out on stage, wearing a silky, champagne-coloured pirate blouse.’
- ‘Cut the mushrooms in quarters and stir them in with the onions, letting it all cook until it's silky soft, yet barely coloured.’
- ‘The skin is fried to a crisp, while the spices permeate the soft, silky flesh of the fish.’
- ‘Luckily due to the silky texture and reasonable staying power, there was no danger of such a nightmarish scenario.’
- ‘Flowery decorations in the silky fabrics reflect femininity in a perfect way.’
- ‘It had white walls and wooden floor tiles with racks of silky dresses and sheer see-through tops and scarves.’
- ‘Nowadays short and sweet are what women want, and girls dream to have silky, short and bouncy hair.’
- ‘The aubergines should be very soft and silky but not actually falling apart.’
- ‘Nevertheless, it looks, feels and sounds silky, and is simplicity itself.’
- ‘She takes me upstairs and opens a chest, out of which she takes scraps of shiny, silky fabric.’
- ‘I like the highlights they give me and they make my hair feel very soft and silky.’
- ‘The crumbly polenta nicely counters the silky red peppers, and the fresh butter adds a sweet kick.’
- ‘The gel-creme formula goes on smoothly and soaks in instantly, leaving you feeling silky soft.’
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