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toggle is pronounced in two syllables
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video examples of toggle pronunciation
An example use of toggle in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… how cells toggle between these two …”
meanings of toggle
noun:
A toggle switch.
An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.
A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.
A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.
A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
verb:
To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.
To switch between alternate states.
toggle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word toggle occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics toggle can be related to
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