Brusquely pronunciation
Brusquely has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "bruhsk". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Brusquely syllables
Brusquely has 2 syllables: BRUHSK-lee.
- BRUHSKbrʌsk
- leeli
BRUSK-lee, two syllables, stress on the first. It is "brusque" plus "lee" — the k is followed straight by the l.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Consonant clusters
Three consonants run together with no vowel between them. Say them as one movement rather than inserting an "uh"; slowing down is fine, adding a vowel is not.
Brusquely in a sentence
- She brusquely told him to get to the point.
- The guard waved us through brusquely without checking the tickets.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- /r/ and /l/ confusedTouch the ridge behind the teeth for /l/ but avoid tongue contact for /r/.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce brusquely?
Brusquely is pronounced /ˈbrʌsk.li/, or BRUHSK-lee in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "bruhsk".
How many syllables are in brusquely?
2: BRUHSK-lee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use brusquely in a sentence?
She brusquely told him to get to the point. The guard waved us through brusquely without checking the tickets.
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