English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Boisterous Pronunciation
Boisterous is pronounced BOY-ster-uhs, IPA /ˈbɔɪstɝəs/.
BOY-ster-uhs
US /ˈbɔɪstɝəs/ · UK /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
Syllables: BOY · ster · uhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Noisy, lively, and hard to control.
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Boisterous in a Sentence
- The crowd was boisterous but good-natured.
- A boisterous wind kept the boats in harbour.
- Her class gets boisterous towards the end of term.
Common Mispronunciations of Boisterous
Not boy-STER-uhs
BOY is the loud beat and the two behind it are light. Pushing the punch to the middle gives the word a pace it does not have.
Not BOY-ster-ee-uhs
Three beats cover the word, and the ending is a single flat uhs. Splitting it into two adds a syllable, which is what happens to mysterious by right.
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