HOW TO PRONOUNCE
choir
/kwaɪɚ/
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Start with /kw/.
Begin with kw, as in quick. Follow it with the vowel in eye and an r-colored ending.
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“She sings in the choir.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does choir mean?
noun
- A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church, generally used by the choir; often near the apse.
- One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
More meanings (5)
noun
- A group of angels, especially when depicted in art.
- Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.
- (figuratively) Any group or assemblage producing sound together; a chorus of loud cries or noises.
verb
- To sing in concert.
proper noun
- A city in Govisümber, Mongolia.
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IPA pronunciation
/kwaɪɚ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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We heard much fine chanting by the choir, and an admirable sermon, preached by a venerable prebend, on “Tares and Wheat.”
In the gallery opposite to the pulpit were a little choir of male and female singers, a violoncello, and a violin.
More book examples (3)
Even the members of the choir, of both sexes, had the sense of being held away from her at haughty arm's length.
Inside the temple there was a choir of roast birds with their mouths wide open, and the priests were two fat pigeons.
At the moment when the hubbub of demons retreated, one would have said that a choir of angels was approaching through the gloom.