Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the darkest hour is just before the dawn

/ðə ˈdɑː(ɹ)kɪst ˈaʊ̯əɹ ɪz ˈd͡ʒʌst bɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ðə ˈdɔːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: the -dark-est hour is just be-fore the -dawn
IPA: /ðə ˈdɑː(ɹ)kɪst ˈaʊ̯əɹ ɪz ˈd͡ʒʌst bɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ðə ˈdɔːn/

63

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

5

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The worst situation comes before a good one.

Example Sentences

"While I'm far away from you my baby / Whisper a little prayer for me my baby / Because it's hard for me my baby / And the darkest hour is just before dawn"
"“Sometimes the darkest hour is just before the dawn,” he said."
"“‘The darkest hour is just before dawn.’ I indulged myself in total chaos, ordering it made me get clearance again,” Sevdaliza said via email. Her debut album is set for 2017."
"The New Day's downfall was a combination of bad storytelling and an ill-advised gimmick in a cynical era. But the overly positive group will be the first to tell you that the darkest hour is just before the dawn."

Inflected Forms

it is darkest before the dawn (alternative) it is darkest just before the dawn (alternative)

Rhymes With

at daggers drawn ynys môn

Questions

How do you pronounce the darkest hour is just before the dawn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ðə ˈdɑː(ɹ)kɪst ˈaʊ̯əɹ ɪz ˈd͡ʒʌst bɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ðə ˈdɔːn/.
What does the darkest hour is just before the dawn mean?: The worst situation comes before a good one.

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