How do you pronounce jives?

The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒaɪvz/.

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jives

/d͡ʒaɪvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

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lives drives arrives wives knives derives dives hives fives chives contrives

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