English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Exhaust Pronunciation
Exhaust is pronounced ig-ZAWST, IPA /ɪgˈzɔst/.
ig-ZAWST
US /ɪgˈzɔst/ · UK /ɛgˈzɔːst/
Syllables: ig · ZAWST (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: The waste gas from an engine, or to use something up completely.
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Exhaust in a Sentence
- The exhaust has rusted through at the joint.
- Three days of this would exhaust anyone.
- They exhausted the fund by October.
Common Mispronunciations of Exhaust
Not ek-SHOWST
Nothing in the middle of this word is said aloud: the h stays silent and the au is the aw of thought.
Not EG-zawst
The second beat holds the volume, and exhausted and exhaustion keep it there.
Tip: The exhaust pipe and an exhausted walker share the same two-beat opening.
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