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vulnerable
/ˈvʌlnɚəbəl/
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VUL-ner-uh-buhl: keep the first l before n.
The first vowel is the one in “cup.” The remaining syllables are light, with an r-colored vowel after n and a soft “buhl” at the end.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The exposed seedlings were vulnerable to frost.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does vulnerable mean?
adjective
- More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
- Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
- More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- at moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvʌlnɚəbəl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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It proved to be of as vulnerable a constitution as its brothers and sisters, for it lasted merely a year.
In order to strike these vulnerable points in its political existence, the country must be agitated to its very centre.
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Malaysia's high export dependence leaves it vulnerable to a recession in the OECD countries or a fall in world commodity prices.
But how to reach them, now that I had found the only vulnerable spot in their mighty prison, was still a baffling riddle.
The vulnerable point is thus easily accessible to the sting, despite the creature's posture of defence, in which it contracts and coils up.