Pronunciation
How to pronounce “water”
“water” is pronounced /wɔːɾɚ/ — 2 syllables.
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water
/wɔːɾɚ/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'wat' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
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