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comic stripa sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or magazine

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or magazine

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːmɪk strɪp/

Example Sentences

  • Garfield is one of the most popular comic strips ever created.
  • My dad still cuts out funny comic strips and puts them on the refrigerator.
  • She dreams of creating her own comic strip about a talking cat.

comic strip

NOUN

[/ˈkɑːmɪk strɪp/]

a sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or magazine

a sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or magazine
💡 Concept

a sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or magazine

The comic strip shows a ship on an amazing trip!
🎵 Rhyme

The comic strip shows a ship on an amazing trip!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɑːmɪk strɪp/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɒmɪk strɪp/

🌳Etymology

Rootcomic

🎵Rhyme

tripshipflip
trip
ship
flip

🔗Collocations

daily comic strip
read comic strips
newspaper comic strip
famous comic strip
comic strip character
Sunday comic strip

📝Examples

Garfield is one of the most popular comic strips ever created.

😄 Fun example

My dad still cuts out funny comic strips and puts them on the refrigerator.

She dreams of creating her own comic strip about a talking cat.

😄 Fun example

The comic strip was so boring that even the characters fell asleep in the last panel.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

cartoon stripcomicfunny pagescartoon series

Antonyms

serious articlenews report

Related

cartoonillustrationpanelcharacternewspapermagazine

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