HOW TO PRONOUNCE
taciturn
/ˈtæs.ɪˌtɝn/
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TASS-ih-turn: the c sounds like s.
In TASS-ih-turn, the first syllable takes the main stress. The final turn has an r-colored vowel and a smaller beat.
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“Our usually taciturn neighbor told a long story.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does taciturn mean?
adjective
- Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtæs.ɪˌtɝn/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Where before had he seen that giant figure, that taciturn countenance, and the livid sword-cut from temple to mouth?
His companion, Alberto, was of quite a different disposition, being extremely taciturn, and going through all his duties with the quietest regularity.
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All that day and the next and the next Holmes was in a mood which his friends would call taciturn, and others morose.
The count ordered his carriage that he might drive to Sokólniki, and sat in his study with folded hands, morose, sallow, and taciturn.
No message had come to explain his absence, and Mr. Royall, who was more than usually taciturn, had betrayed no surprise, and made no comment.