From Longman Business Dictionaryflack/flæk/(alsoflak)noun[countable]American Englishinformalapersonwhose job is to represent an organization andtalktonewspaperandtelevisionreporters, answering their questions about anegativestoryinvolvingthe organizationHe put a shield between himself and the press by hirin...
Definition of flack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dictionaries remain skeptical about these claims and have listed the etymology offlackas "unknown." You may also be familiar with anotherflack—a noun meaning "criticism" or "opposition." This unrelated homograph stems from a misspelling offlak, a German acronym and English word for antiaircraft ...
dictionaries remain skeptical about these claims and have listed the etymology offlackas "unknown." You may also be familiar with anotherflack—a noun meaning "criticism" or "opposition." This unrelated homograph stems from a misspelling offlak, a German acronym and English word for antiaircraft ...
“Her voice and music shaped the very fabric of American culture, bringing depth, soul, and meaning to generations. But beyond her artistry, she was a freedom fighter and activist,” the Rev. Al SharptonwroteMonday on X, noting that he first met her at a rally when she was only 12. ...
Teacher Appreciation Week has a bit of a different meaning for many of us this year. The past two months have recast k-12 education in ways few of us have planned for. Amid all of the news stories of parents who have grown past frustrated with this new era of virtual education and tal...
So as to express the exact meaning of something Used to say something is true, even if unlikely B1 More conscious US /ˈkɑnʃəs/ ・ UK /ˈkɒnʃəs/ adjecitve Aware of what is going on around you A2 More boost US /bust/ ・ UK /bu:st/ verb ...
“this is a creative thinking place for teachers.” In multiple schools, I heard educators speak of changing “the exclamation points to question marks in learning,” meaning to them that instead of teachers offering the definitive word on everything taught, they saw their role as inspiring ...
“I just play one moment at a time and one action at a time. I play the action of the scenes; the meaning will be determined by the audience. I can’t preoccupy myself with what sort of person she is. She is defined by her actions so if I play the actions then the audience wil...
also in the sense now reserved to attack. The meaning "endeavor to bri blastOld English blæst "a blowing, a breeze, puff of wind," from Proto-Germanic *bles- (source also of Old Norse blastr, Old High German blast "a blowing, blast"), according to Watkins from PIE root *bhle-...