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# How to pronounce "cluse" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kluz/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **cluse**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.
  - *Example*: "[...] others are bounded by the steep walls of the cluses, these being the most picturesque; others, again, occupy the combes referred to above."

### Example Sentences
- "[...] others are bounded by the steep walls of the cluses, these being the most picturesque; others, again, occupy the combes referred to above."
- "and to elders past present and emerging i'm rachel cluse and i'm based here in lovely sydney australia"
- "formal sense of um a sufficient statistics for probity distribution that you may have seen in the statistics cluse if you don't want if you don't"

### Common Phrases
- statistics cluse
- rachel cluse

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "cluse" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "connection to land waters and community we pay our respects to them and their cultures and to elders past present and emerging i'm rachel cluse and i'm based here in lovely sydney australia and i'm also joined by my lovely co-facilitator and our executive sponsor catherine melville"
- **Watch at 0:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VuICdkuVRI&t=29s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "formal sense of um a sufficient statistics for probity distribution that you may have seen in the statistics cluse if you don't want if you don't"
- **Watch at 23:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLKOQfKLUks&t=1410s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "at the deep recesses of the brain it can disrupt a fragile psyche in addition to being clusen and genic the drug has strong dissociative properties which"
- **Watch at 1:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jgqoSmG3RA&t=72s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "When embryos first develop, one of the first things they do is pinch a hole down the middle of the spherical cluster of cells, making the cluser a donut shape."
- **Watch at 2:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW5uXh_mRgU&t=130s)


## How to Pronounce "cluse"

- **Syllables**: cluse
- **IPA**: `/kluz/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[clusive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clusive), [clusivity](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clusivity)

### Related Terms
[recluse](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/recluse)


## Related Pronunciations

[clade](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clade), [clane](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clane), [clape](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clape), [clare](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clare), [clas](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clas), [clash](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clash), [clasp](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clasp), [class](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/class)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “cluse”?
“cluse” is pronounced /kluz/ (cluse). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### What does “cluse” mean?
A defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.

### How can I hear “cluse” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “cluse” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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