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How to pronounce quarries

Say it like KWOR-eez. Quarries has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KWOR).

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US American/ˈkwɔriz/KWOR-eez
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  • KWOR
  • eez
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Quarries pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. KWORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. eezKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does quarries mean?

noun
  1. plural of quarry How to pronounce quarry
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quarry How to pronounce quarry

Questions about saying quarries

How do you pronounce quarries?

Say KWOR-eez. The American pronunciation is /ˈkwɔriz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in quarries?

Quarries has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KWOR). Broken into parts: KWOR · eez.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).