How to pronounce trawl
Say it like TRAWL. Trawl is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- TRAWL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Trawl pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- TRAWLSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of trawl
American and British speakers say trawl in essentially the same way: /trɔl/ in the US and /trɔːl/ in the UK.
British respelling: TRAWL.
What does trawl mean?
- A net or dragnet used for trawling.
- A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
- An exhaustive search.“I embarked on a trawl through my uncle's papers in search of his missing will.”
- To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.“The fisherman went out to trawl the deep sea for shrimp.”
- To fish from a slow-moving boat.“They used a large net to trawl for fish along the coast.”
- To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.“We need to trawl through the data to find meaningful patterns.”
Where does trawl come from?
16th century, borrowed from Dutch tragelen (“to pull with a towline, trawl”), from Middle Dutch traghelen, from traghel (“dragnet”) (presumably from Latin tragula (“dragnet”)), and as such root-cognate with English drag and dray.
Words that rhyme with trawl
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of trawl.
Questions about saying trawl
How do you pronounce trawl?
Say TRAWL. The American pronunciation is /trɔl/. In British English it is /trɔːl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in trawl?
Trawl is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: TRAWL.
Do Americans and Brits say trawl the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /trɔl/ and the British form is /trɔːl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.