how to pronounce cloud

/klaʊd/

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cloud is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of cloud in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the great cloud has blotted out the sun …”

meaning of cloud

A cloud is a mass of condensed water vapor that is suspended in the atmosphere.

cloud frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word cloud occurs in english on average 21.9 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 cloud 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 cloud can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;