how to pronounce trice

/tɹaɪs/

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trice is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… we've trice tried to get it through …”

meanings of trice

verb:

To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.
To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.

noun:

A pulley, a windlass (“form of winch for lifting heavy weights, comprising a cable or rope wound around a cylinder").
Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; an instant, a moment.

name:

A surname.

trice frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word trice occurs in english on average 0.4 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.