English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Plow Pronunciation
Plow is pronounced PLOW, IPA /ˈplaʊ/.
PLOW
US /ˈplaʊ/
Syllables: PLOW (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A farm tool that cuts and turns over soil, or to work land with one.
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Plow in a Sentence
- A rusted plow sat at the edge of the field.
- They plow the top acres every autumn.
- The town sends a snow plow out before dawn.
Common Mispronunciations of Plow
Not PLOH
Open the jaw and glide, the way you do in brow and prow. Closing it to an oh hands the word a sound it has never carried.
Not PLAW
Round the lips only at the very finish. A flat aw held all the way through moves the word towards flaw.
Tip: Plowshare and snowplow take the same vowel, and British writing spells every one of them with ough.
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