Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: fulton
IPA transcription: [f'ʊltən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Fulton, Robert_Fulton
    Meaning: American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
Usage examples
  • But Mrs. Fulton shook her head.
  • Mrs. Fulton listened in surprise.
  • Why, I had entirely forgotten her," responded Mr. Fulton.
  • "Where is Sylvia?" asked Mr. Fulton, looking at his watch.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Fulton looked at each other with puzzled eyes.
  • Mr. Fulton came to meet them and helped them on board the boat.
  • "But Estralla would not want to leave her mammy," suggested Mr. Fulton.
  • I had not thought of it," and Mr. Fulton's voice had a new note of hope.
  • "I am Sylvia Fulton," she said, wondering why her voice sounded so faint.
  • "Oh, yes," agreed Mr. Fulton, "but we had best lose no time in finding her."