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How to pronounce flack in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pom-pom
Type of gun
Has types bofors gun
Type Words
Synonyms flack catcher, flak, flak catcher
Type of interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice
Type Words
Synonyms attack, blast, fire, flak
Type of criticism, unfavorable judgment

Examples of flack

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Jenkinson gets a lot of flack from gooners but he was one of our better players.
From the guardian.co.uk
I may catch some flack from this comment but please reflect before denunciation.
From the forbes.com
Now they just need to cut away most of the flack and continue to be more focused.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
From there, he flew 30 missions over Germany, dodging fighters and intense flack.
From the omaha.com
After I first transferred, I got a lot of flack and I got called a traitor a lot.
From the sltrib.com
Your frustration with being hacked is giving the company more undeserved flack.
From the forbes.com
Either way, he's catching a lot of flack for his behavior on and off the field.
From the stltoday.com
Usually, Hochuli gets social media flack for his winded explanation of the rules.
From the keepingscore.blogs.time.com
Yet he's taken little or no flack for what seems like a pretty brutal thing to do.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Flak catcher: a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
  • Fire: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
  • Antiaircraft: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  • Flack is a surname, and may refer to:
  • A publicist, a publicity agent; to publicise, to promote
  • The state of partial liberty in which young hawks must always at first be kept.
  • To separate lightly into small, natural divisions.
  • (unknown) - used by many Imperial troops
  • PR (Public Relations)