how to pronounce troubles

/ˈtɹʌbəlz/

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troubles is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… Osborn are tackling troubles one tear at …”

meanings of troubles

name:

The continued violence and terrorist, military and paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland that happened from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s.

noun:

Plural of trouble.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trouble.

troubles frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word troubles occurs in english on average 11.6 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.