how to pronounce widows

/ˈwɪdoʊz/

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widows is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… days volunteers like Jim widows will …”

meanings of widows

noun:

Plural of widow.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of widow; to make a widow of.

widows frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word widows occurs in english on average 1.5 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.