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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with the 'dr' sound, similar to 'drain'.
Step 2 for AmE: Say 'ear' as in 'hear'.
Step 3 for AmE: End with 'y', a soft 'ee' sound.
Dre-er-y (adding an extra syllable)
Dray-ree (incorrect vowel sound)
Dree-ay (incorrect ending)
Step 1 for BrE: Start with the 'dr' sound, like in 'dry'.
Step 2 for BrE: Say 'ear', slightly more like 'air'.
Step 3 for BrE: End with 'y', as 'ee'.
Dre-er-y (adding an extra syllable)
Dray-ree (incorrect vowel sound)
Dree-ay (incorrect ending)
No, it is a typical 'r' sound, not rolled.
Two syllables: drear-y.
Yes, like the 'ee' in 'see'.
Dark or dull; uninteresting.
/drɪər/
Dull, bleak
/ˈdrɪərinəs/
A state of being dull
/ˈdrɪərɪli/
In a dull way
Drear has a single 'dr' syllable.
Dreariness has three syllables, not two.
Drearily uses the 'ly' ending.
Practice 'dreary' with 'cheery' to notice the vowel change.
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