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skywrite

sky·write
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skahy-rahyt]
    • /ˈskaɪˌraɪt/
    • /skˈaɪraɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skahy-rahyt]
    • /ˈskaɪˌraɪt/

Definitions of skywrite word

  • verb without object skywrite to engage in skywriting. 1
  • verb with object skywrite to produce (a message, advertisement, etc.) by skywriting. 1
  • verb skywrite to write a message in the sky with smoke trails from an aircraft 0

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Origin of skywrite

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; sky + write

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Skywrite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

skywrite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

skywrite usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for skywrite

verb skywrite

  • headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
  • hyped — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
  • hyping — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
  • make a pitch for — to give verbal support to

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