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Trousers Pronunciation
Trousers is pronounced TROW-zerz, IPA /ˈtraʊzɝz/.
TROW-zerz
US /ˈtraʊzɝz/ · UK /ˈtraʊsəz/
Syllables: TROW · zerz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg.
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Trousers in a Sentence
- These trousers need taking up.
- He wore grey trousers and a blue shirt.
- My trousers are still on the line.
Common Mispronunciations of Trousers
Not TROO-zerz
Open the ou to the ow of out. An oo gives something nearer to trusses, which hold up a roof.
Not trow-ZERZ
TROW holds the push, and the zerz behind it is as weak as the ending of fathers.
Tip: Trousers has no singular, so it is a pair of trousers. British dictionaries hiss the s in the middle and American ones buzz it.
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