how to pronounce poindre

/pwɛ̃dʁ/

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poindre is pronounced in one syllable

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ɛ̃

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An example use of poindre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… question qu'on voit poindre ce qui …”

meanings of poindre

verb:

To prick, sting.
To come up (of a plant), peep through.
To break, dawn (of day); to break (of dawn).
To sting, afflict (of pain, love etc.).
To appear, spring up.

poindre frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word poindre occurs in french on average 2.9 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.