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Chaise Lounge Pronunciation
Chaise Lounge is pronounced SHAYZ-LOWNJ, IPA /ˈʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/.
SHAYZ-LOWNJ
US /ˈʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/ · UK /ˈʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/
Syllables: SHAYZ · LOWNJ (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (phrase): A long padded seat with a back at one end, made for reclining with the legs stretched out.
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Chaise Lounge in a Sentence
- A chaise lounge took up most of the conservatory.
- She read the whole afternoon on the chaise lounge by the window.
- They reupholstered the chaise lounge in green linen.
Common Mispronunciations of Chaise Lounge
Not CHAYZ-LOWNJ
French handed over the chaise with its sh intact, so the first word opens like shade rather than like chain.
Not SHAYS-LOWNJ
Let the s in chaise come out as a full z. A hiss there makes it sound like the plural of shay.
Tip: The older spelling is chaise longue, said shayz-LONG, with longue meaning long. English speakers reshaped longue into the familiar word lounge, and the two spellings now sit side by side.
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