Pronunciation
How to pronounce “summer”
“summer” is pronounced /sʌmɚ/ — 2 syllables.
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summer
/sʌmɚ/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'sum' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
“they spent a lazy summer at the shore”
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