English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Dough Pronunciation
Dough is pronounced DOH, IPA /ˈdoʊ/.
DOH
US /ˈdoʊ/ · UK /ˈdəʊ/
Syllables: DOH (1 syllable)
noun: A thick mixture of flour and liquid, kneaded before baking.
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Dough in a Sentence
- Leave the dough to rise for an hour.
- The dough was still sticky after ten minutes of kneading.
- Roll the dough out thinly on a floured board.
Common Mispronunciations of Dough
Not DOW
This ough is the long oh of go. The ow sound belongs to bough and plough, spelled the same way and said differently.
Not DUFF
Nothing at the end is sounded. Enough and tough take an f, but this word leaves the gh entirely silent.
Tip: Dough and doe are identical. So are though and tho, and the gh in all of them is decorative.
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