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How to pronounce straws

Say it like STRAWZ. Straws is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/strɔz/STRAWZ
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • STRAWZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Straws pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. STRAWZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does straws mean?

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

Words that rhyme with straws

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Questions about saying straws

How do you pronounce straws?

Say STRAWZ. The American pronunciation is /strɔz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in straws?

Straws is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STRAWZ.

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