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How to pronounce metal
Say it like this: /ˈmɛtəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does metal mean?
nounChemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
Any material with similar physical properties as those chemical elements, especially as a combination of several of them, such as an alloy.
An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium.
adjCharacterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
“Top tip: Bowling gloves are for sissies, although they look metal as fuck.”
verbTo make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
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