how to pronounce sheer

/ˈʃɪɹ/

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sheer is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… now is just like sheer utter devastation …”

meaning of sheer

Sheer means very thin, not thick.

sheer frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word sheer occurs in english on average 21.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sheer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sheer can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;