Come pronunciare «droll» in inglese
droʊl
DROHL
Accento principale: DROHL
Ascolta madrelingua dire «droll» nel contesto di video reali
introduced me to burn it at Mary think about like the starting angel-hair press and the magazine and also st. Mark's droll we'll talk about as kind of a way to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “droll”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
DROHL
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
As a single-syllable word, "droll" receives full primary stress when spoken in isolation, though it may take a reduced weak form in connected speech when acting as a function word.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Single-syllable words like "droll" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech.
How Native Speakers Say It: Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "droll" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "droll" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "droll is" sounds like "droll-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "droll" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Mark's droll we'll talk about as kind of a way to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“by the-- I just found it an extraordinarily droll-- sort of a wonderful thing.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“It is droll to imagine them receiving attention from a prince.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“to stick behind my ear droll rat they would shoot you”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“rosenberger he says uh you know droll rat they would shoot you if they knew how your cosmopolitan sympathies which of course makes the rat uh well it's”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“over over proud of his at truskin appearance Elmsley liked the witty list but he could not pinpoint its tone particularly because of ashbury's droll”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
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Mark's droll we'll talk about as kind of a way to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of
Ascolta nel contesto: “droll”
6 clipThe Inglese word “droll” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as droʊl (phonetic respelling: DROHL). Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (DROHL), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. Grammatically, “droll” functions as a adjective, noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 6 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “droll” in natural connected speech across American (US: 6 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @41:27
“introduced me to burn it at Mary think about like the starting angel-hair press and the magazine and also st. Mark's droll we'll talk about as kind of a way to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @47:30
“one that was a reproduction that was made in the 19th century by the-- I just found it an extraordinarily droll-- sort of a wonderful thing. I just found it an extraordinarily droll--”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @4:45
“your daughters. He laughed. It is droll to imagine them receiving attention from a prince. It is droll to imagine them receiving attention”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @65:27
“a queer sardonic rat as i pull the parapet's poppy to stick behind my ear droll rat they would shoot you droll rat they would shoot you”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #5 · @97:07
“with uh with the with the humor that you have in the in the poem by uh rosenberger he says uh you know droll rat they would shoot you if they knew how your cosmopolitan sympathies which of course makes the rat uh well it's how your cosmopolitan sympathies which of course makes the rat uh well it's”
Definizione e significato: “droll”
- Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- A funny person; a buffoon, a wag.
- To jest, to joke.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “Very droll, minister.”
- “The lieutenant was a droll in his way, Peregrine possessed a great fund of sprightliness and good humour, and Godfrey, among his other qualifications already recited, sung a most excellent song […].”
- “and the magazine and also st. Mark's droll we'll talk about as kind of a way to you know live a life in poetry and kind of enter that world and be part of”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “droll”
- Pronunciation:
- DROHL
- Sillabe:
- DROHL
- Written Hyphenation:
- droll
- Accento principale:
- DROHL
- IPA:
- droʊl
- Ascolta nel contesto
- droll
Sinonimi: “droll”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “droll” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “droll”
-oʊlParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "droll" (⁄droʊl⁄).
Domande frequenti su «droll»
Come si pronuncia «droll» in inglese?
«droll» si pronuncia ⁄droʊl⁄ (DROHL). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Dov’è l’accento in «droll»?
L’accento principale in «droll» cade su «DROHL». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «droll»?
Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
Come posso ascoltare «droll» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “droll”?
Single-syllable words like "droll" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech. Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "droll" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.