how to pronounce veil

/vɛɪl/

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veil is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… and try to to kind of push the veil over …”

meaning of veil

Veil is a piece of cloth that covers the head and face.

veil frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word veil occurs in english on average 4.9 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.