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froufrou

/ˈfruːfruː/

Meanings
noun
A rustling sound, as of silk fabric.

Examples :

"The ballerina's dress made a soft froufrou as she twirled across the stage. "
sound material

Related Words

Illustration stage

stage noun

/steɪd͡ʒ/

A phase.

"Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage."

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration dress

dress noun

/dɹɛs/

An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

Illustration rustling

rustling verb

/ˈrʌslɪŋ/ /ˈrʌsəlɪŋ/

To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.

"The leaves were rustling in the gentle breeze. "

Illustration ballerina

ballerina noun

/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/

A female ballet dancer

"The young girl dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina one day. "

Illustration soft

soft noun

/sɑft/ /sɒft/ /sɔft/

A soft or foolish person; an idiot.

"My brother is a bit of a soft when it comes to asking for help with his homework. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration fabric

fabric noun

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

An edifice or building.

"The new school fabric is modern and spacious. "

Illustration silk

silk noun

/sɪlk/

A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

"The thread made of silk was barely visible."

Illustration twirled

twirled verb

/twɜːrld/ /twɝːld/

To perform a twirl.

"The little girl twirled in her new dress, happy to show it off. "

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration sound

sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Healthy.

"He was safe and sound."