Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

air guitar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: air -gui-tar
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An imaginary guitar that a listener to (usually rock) music pretends to play.

verb

To mime the action of playing a guitar.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I was embarrassed when my girlfriend walked in on my friends and me playing air guitar."
"Randy put his hand in the air and gave Ryan a resounding high-five, yelling, “Oh yeah!” and starts to air guitar, triggering the rest of the family to air guitar with him."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

air guitars (plural) air guitars (present, singular) air guitaring (participle, present) air guitared (participle, past) air guitared (past)

Phrases

air guitarist shadow boxing

Frequently Paired Words

shadow boxing

Questions

What does air guitar mean?: An imaginary guitar that a listener to (usually rock) music pretends to play.

How to pronounce air guitar

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