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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “garrulous”

“garrulous” is pronounced /ˈɡɛɹələs/ (GE-ruh-luhs) in American English and /ɡaɹələs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “gar”.
The sound

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garrulous

/ˈɡɛɹələs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡaɹələs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. garɡɛstress
  2. rulɹə
  3. ousləs
IPA (American)
/ˈɡɛɹələs/
IPA (British)
/ɡaɹələs/
Respelling
GE-ruh-luhs
Syllables
3 — GAR-rul-ous
Stress
Stress the first syllable: GAR-rul-ous. “gar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɡɛɹələs/

British

/ɡaɹələs/

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Meaning

What “garrulous” means

  1. adjective

    full of trivial conversation

    “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”

Say it in a sentence

“Our garrulous driver talked the whole way to the airport.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɡgɛshort eɹrəschwa×2llss

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Questions

“garrulous”, answered

How do you pronounce “garrulous”?

“garrulous” is pronounced /ˈɡɛɹələs/ (GE-ruh-luhs) in American English and /ɡaɹələs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “gar”. Build it as GAR-rul-ous, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “garrulous” have?

3: gar · rul · ous. The beat lands on the first, “gar”.

Is “garrulous” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɡɛɹələs/ (GE-ruh-luhs); British English says /ɡaɹələs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “garrulous” mean?

As an adjective: full of trivial conversation For example: “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”

Where is the stress in “garrulous”?

Stress the first syllable: GAR-rul-ous. “gar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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