Pronunciation

How to pronounce “shallower

“shallower” is pronounced /ʃæloʊɚ/ — 2 syllables.
The sound

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shallower

/ʃæloʊɚ/

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3 syllables. Stress the 'shal' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

shallow water

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