how to pronounce flab

/flæb/

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flab is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of flab in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… as she fought and beat the flab it was …”

meanings of flab

noun:

Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.

flab frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word flab 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.