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Listen to native speakers pronounce “butterfly” as a verb in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
“It is true. I am like a butterfly, and I shall only live a little while.”
A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
“butterfly tape; butterfly bandage; butterfly strips”
To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
“butterflied shrimp”
To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
“After everyone had obeyed his commands, the lieutenant motioned for two medics that now appeared to enter the room and attend to Dr. Carter. They bandaged him up, butterflying some of the deeper gashes and gave him a couple of shots.”
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