how to pronounce slay

/slɛɪ/

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slay is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… Kings private chambers and slay him they …”

meaning of slay

To kill someone.

slay frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word slay occurs in english on average 0.7 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.