English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Devour Pronunciation
Devour is pronounced di-VOW-er, IPA /dɪˈvaʊɝ/.
di-VOW-er
US /dɪˈvaʊɝ/ · UK /dɪˈvaʊə/
Syllables: di · VOW · er (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To eat something quickly and greedily, or to get through a book at that speed.
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Devour in a Sentence
- The children devour anything put in front of them.
- She can devour a novel in an afternoon.
- Moths had begun to devour the lining.
Common Mispronunciations of Devour
Not DE-vor
The second syllable holds the ow of cow and takes the stress: di-VOW-er.
Not di-VOOR
The our ending is not the oor of poor. It glides from ow to a weak er, the same as in flour and sour.
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