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Absorb Pronunciation
Absorb is pronounced uhb-ZAWRB, IPA /əbˈzɔrb/.
uhb-ZAWRB
US /əbˈzɔrb/ · UK /əbˈsɔːb/
Syllables: uhb · ZAWRB (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To soak something up, or to take it in completely.
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Absorb in a Sentence
- Dry soil will absorb the rain in minutes.
- It took her a week to absorb the news.
- Thick curtains absorb most of the street noise.
Common Mispronunciations of Absorb
Not AB-sawrb
Shift the punch to the back half, because the stress in this word falls on the second syllable.
Not uhb-ZAWRP
Let the final b stay voiced instead of hardening into a p, which is the easy slip for German and Dutch speakers.
Tip: Americans buzz the s into a z and the British hiss it, so uhb-ZAWRB and uhb-SAWB are both standard.
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