how to pronounce thrown

/ˈθɹoʊn/

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thrown is pronounced in one syllable

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θɹoʊn

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

“… them they just get thrown away and the …”

meanings of thrown

adjective:

  1. Confused; perplexed.
  2. Launched by throwing.
  3. Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.

verb:

  1. Past participle of throw.

thrown frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word thrown occurs in english on average 33.7 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.

words with pronunciation similar to thrown

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