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How to pronounce tantivy

American English pronunciation

tan-TIV-ee

IPA
/tænˈtɪvi/
Syllables
tan · TIV · ee (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)

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What tantivy means

adverb

At full gallop; as fast as you can go

In a sentence: When the dinner bell rang, the children raced tantivy across the field.

Where it comes from: It was a word from hunts on horseback, said to copy the notes of a hunting horn.

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