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How to pronounce swallows

Say it like SWAH-lohz. Swallows has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SWAH).

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US American/ˈswɑloʊz/SWAH-lohz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SWAH
  • lohz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Swallows pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SWAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. lohzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.

What does swallows mean?

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

Questions about saying swallows

How do you pronounce swallows?

Say SWAH-lohz. The American pronunciation is /ˈswɑloʊz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in swallows?

Swallows has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SWAH). Broken into parts: SWAH · lohz.

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