how to pronounce tomb

/tuːm/

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tomb is pronounced in one syllable

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uː

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

“… actually gonna have a stage two tomb cut …”

meaning of tomb

A tomb is a structure built to hold a body or group of bodies.

tomb frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word tomb occurs in english on average 6.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.