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Gallop Pronunciation
Gallop is pronounced GA-luhp, IPA /ˈgæləp/.
GA-luhp
US /ˈgæləp/ · UK /ˈgæləp/
Syllables: GA · luhp (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: The fastest pace of a horse, or to move at that pace.
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Gallop in a Sentence
- The horse broke into a gallop.
- They gallop along the beach each morning.
- He rode at a steady gallop.
Common Mispronunciations of Gallop
Not guh-LOP
Weight at the front, and the lop at the close is a weak luhp with no round o in it.
Not GA-lohp
That second beat empties out to luhp, as it does in develop and envelope.
Tip: Gallop and Gallup come out the same, so the pollster and the horse's pace are told apart only in writing.
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