how to pronounce vulture

/ˈvʌl.tʃəɹ/

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vulture is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… he covered himself in vulture feathers …”

meanings of vulture

noun:

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
A person who profits from the suffering of others.

verb:

To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture.

vulture frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word vulture occurs in english on average 1.2 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.