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
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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