how to pronounce curtains

/ˈkɝtənz/

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curtains is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… unoccupied with the curtains drawn to …”

meanings of curtains

noun:

A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect.
An end, death.
Plural of curtain.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtain.

curtains frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word curtains occurs in english on average 10.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.