how to pronounce chimney

/ˈtʃɪmniː/

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chimney is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of chimney in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… just some chimney clouds as well as some …”

meaning of chimney

A chimney is a flue through which smoke from a fire or other combustion process passes up into the atmosphere.

chimney frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word chimney occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.