Pronunciation
How to pronounce “doorway”
“doorway” is pronounced /dɔːɹweɪ/ — 2 syllables.
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doorway
/dɔːɹweɪ/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'door' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
“he stuck his head in the doorway”
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