English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cruise Pronunciation
Cruise is pronounced KROOZ, IPA /ˈkruz/.
KROOZ
US /ˈkruz/ · UK /ˈkruːz/
Syllables: KROOZ (1 syllable)
noun; also verb: A holiday voyage by ship, or to travel at an easy steady speed.
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Cruise in a Sentence
- They took a cruise round the Norwegian coast.
- The engine is happiest if you cruise at sixty.
- We saw a cruise ship come in at first light.
Common Mispronunciations of Cruise
Not KROOS
The final s is voiced, so the word ends in a z. With a plain s it becomes cruce, and it also blurs into the word crews.
Not KRUHZ
The vowel is the long oo of food. A short uh gives something like cruz.
Tip: Cruise, crews, and the name Cruz all end in the same z sound.
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