HOW TO PRONOUNCE
foibles
/ˈfɔɪbəlz/
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What does foibles mean?
noun
- plural of foible
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɔɪbəlz/
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Marguerite Blakeney was, above all, a woman, with all a woman’s fascinating foibles, all a woman’s most lovable sins.
So there is a sarcastic humor which points out the foibles and weaknesses of others either grossly or delicately.
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This weakness made him good game for Barnum, who determined to expose his foibles to him at the first opportunity.
Catherine feared, as she listened to their discourse, that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.