English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Poisonous Pronunciation
Poisonous is pronounced POY-zuh-nuhs, IPA /ˈpɔɪzənəs/.
POY-zuh-nuhs
US /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ · UK /ˈpɔɪzənəs/
Syllables: POY · zuh · nuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Able to kill or harm with poison.
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Poisonous in a Sentence
- Some of these berries are poisonous.
- A poisonous snake lives out in the dunes.
- The fumes turned out to be poisonous.
Common Mispronunciations of Poisonous
Not POY-zuh-nows
That ous ending is a weak nuhs and never the ow of house. Famous and nervous close in the same quiet way.
Not poy-ZOH-nuhs
POY holds all the volume, and the two beats after it are as light as the word allows.
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