how to pronounce ire

/aɪəɹ/

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ire is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… my ire it seems more recent years a …”

meanings of ire

noun:

Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
Iron.

name:

Abbreviation of Irish English.
Abbreviation of Ireland. (Republic of Ireland).

verb:

To anger; to fret; to irritate.

ire frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ire occurs in english on average 0.6 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.