Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrouded

/ʃɹˈaʊdɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: shroud-ed
IPA: /ʃɹˈaʊdɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing, or provided with a shroud.

adj

Concealed or hidden from sight, as if by a shroud.

verb

simple past and past participle of shroud

Example Sentences

"She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact, drowsily realizing that since she had fallen asleep it had come on to rain smartly out of a shrouded sky."
"I suspect that this large and complex military railway system, shrouded in official secrecy for most of its operational life, remains unknown to many people."

Etymology

From Middle English schrouded, equivalent to shroud + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schrouded

Inflected Forms

more shrouded (comparative) most shrouded (superlative)

Derived Forms

unshrouded

Phrases

shrouded gear shrouded propeller

Rhymes With

clouded

Questions

How do you pronounce shrouded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹˈaʊdɪd/.
What does shrouded mean?: Wearing, or provided with a shroud.
Where does shrouded come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shrouded

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “shrouded”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃɹˈaʊdɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “shrouded”.
Repeat and practice — Say “shrouded” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.