HOW TO PRONOUNCE
squalor
/ˈskwɑlɚ/
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SKWAH-ler: keep the initial skw together.
The qu contributes the w sound after k. Stress the first syllable and finish with a light er sound.
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“The report described the squalor of the abandoned building.”
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noun
- Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈskwɑlɚ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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But on the other hand, searching throughout all the city, you will not find any trace of squalor or extreme poverty.
There are a hundred thousand mothers who are living in misery and squalor, struggling to earn enough to feed their little ones!
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Very much of squalor and discomfort will be endured before the last trinket or the last pretense of pecuniary decency is put away.
We rolled along through miles of bricks and squalor, and from each cross street and alley flashed long vistas of bricks and misery.
A man can sit amid the squalor of Seven Dials and feel that life is innocent and godlike in the bush or on the veldt.