: any of several virus diseases marked especially by respiratory or intestinal symptoms
flu-like
ˈflü-ˌlīk
adjective
Example Sentences
He came down with a bad bout of the flu.
Recent Examples on the WebThat’s not the case this year, with the flu persisting into the hottest months and even in a late-summer heat wave in California. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2022 Palomar Health Free Flu & COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 on the Escondido Public Library’s Portico, 239 S. Kalmia St. Palomar Health will be on-site providing free flu and COVID-19 vaccines.San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Pearl is resonantly set in 1918 during the Spanish flu epidemic—face masks, widespread paranoia—and tells the story of a farm girl (Goth) stranded at home with her controlling mother and paralyzed father while her young husband is off at war. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 Medicare, however, does not cover pharmacists’ services related to testing and treatment of Covid-19, flu, strep and other infectious diseases. Ilisa Bg Bernstein And Paul W. Abramowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 But Jha echoed what many infectious disease experts are warning; with so many COVID precautions lifted, a substantial number of flu infections and deaths are expected to return. Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022 By now, America had shaken off the misery of war, flu, death, and sacrifice.Time, 16 Sep. 2022 Demi Lovato is thanking fans for helping her power through a performance while battling the flu. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 Omicron continues to dominate sequences being reported to GISAID, an international research organization that tracks changes in COVID and the flu virus, according to the WHO. Erin Prater, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
by shortening
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing flu
blue flu
bird flu
Asian flu
yuppie flu
swine flu
flu season
anti-flu
blue flu
bird flu
Asian flu
yuppie flu
swine flu
flu season
anti-flu
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Kids Definition
flu
noun
ˈflü
1
: influenza
2
: any of several virus diseases something like a cold
Medical Definition
flu
noun
ˈflü
1
: influenza
2
: any of several chiefly viral illnesses marked especially by respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms see intestinal flu