Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scoured

/skˈaʊɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
scoured
IPA
/skˈaʊɚd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of scour

noun

Wool that has undergone scouring to remove grease.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

scoureds (plural)

Synonyms

eroded

Rhymes With

howard powered high-powered coward empowered showered devoured overpowered broward flowered soured towered

Questions

How do you pronounce scoured?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈaʊɚd/.
What does scoured mean?
simple past and past participle of scour

How to pronounce scoured

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