how to pronounce dolt

/dəʊlt/

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dolt is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… unremarkable brass clock dolt by age it …”

meanings of dolt

noun:

A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

verb:

To behave foolishly.

dolt frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dolt occurs in english on average 0.1 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.