How to pronounce brawl
Say it like BRAWL. Brawl is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BRAWL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Brawl pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BRAWLSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of brawl
American and British speakers say brawl in essentially the same way: /brɔl/ in the US and /brɔːl/ in the UK.
British respelling: BRAWL.
What does brawl mean?
- an uproarious party
- a noisy fight in a crowd
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively“The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street”
Where does brawl come from?
The noun is derived from Middle English brall, bralle, braul, braule, brawle (“disturbance, squabble; brawl”), from the verb braulen: see above.
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Words that rhyme with brawl
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Questions about saying brawl
How do you pronounce brawl?
Say BRAWL. The American pronunciation is /brɔl/. In British English it is /brɔːl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in brawl?
Brawl is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BRAWL.
Do Americans and Brits say brawl the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /brɔl/ and the British form is /brɔːl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.