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What is the pronunciation of dour?
Does it have an OO or an OW sound? A: These days, “dour” can properly be pronounced either way, to rhyme with “tour” or “tower.” But it wasn’t always so. At one time, this adjective meaning stern, obstinate, or gloomy had only one pronunciation, the one with the OO sound.
Does DOOr rhyme sour?
In my early (US) education, I learned to pronounce the vowel sound of dour like the oo in goose: DOOr. This is the only pronunciation given in the OED. I hesitate to label DOWr “US pronunciation.” Many US speakers do make dour rhyme with sour, but many others pronounce dour as the English and Scots do.
Is dour a Scottish word?
WHETHER it’s the weather, your standard Sunday league football match, or just the person down the road you can’t stand, there are quite a lot of things you could describe as “dour”. In fact, Scots use it so much that it has been used, in turn, by other nations to describe (a stereotype) of Scottish people.
How do you use dour in a sentence?
Dour in a Sentence 🔉
- The dour man would not laugh at any of the comedian’s jokes.
- As a teacher, I often have to look dour so my students will take me seriously when I give them instructions.
- The dour police officer gave me a speeding ticket for going one mile over the maximum speed.
What words rhyme with hour?
| Word | Rhyme rating | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bower | 100 | Noun |
| devour | 100 | Verb |
| superpower | 100 | Noun |
| scour | 100 | Noun, Verb |
What are words that rhyme with in?
| Word | Rhyme rating | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| spin | 100 | Noun, Verb |
| tin | 100 | Noun |
| pin | 100 | Noun, Verb |
| chin | 100 | Noun |