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hourglasses

/ˈaʊɚɡlˌæsɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
hour-glass-es
IPA
/ˈaʊɚɡlˌæsɪz/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hourglass

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hourglass

Questions

How do you pronounce hourglasses?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊɚɡlˌæsɪz/.
What does hourglasses mean?
plural of hourglass

How to pronounce hourglasses

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈaʊɚɡlˌæsɪz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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