HOW TO PRONOUNCE
threshold
/ˈθɹɛˌʃoʊld/
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Keep the opening th-r together.
The th is unvoiced, as in thin. Move directly into r before the strongest vowel, then let the second syllable have a smaller beat.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“He paused at the threshold.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does threshold mean?
noun
- The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
- An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
- Any end or boundary.
More meanings (5)
noun
- (figuratively) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
- The start of the landing area of a runway.
- The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
- The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.
- The point where one is mentally or physically vulnerable in response to a provocation or to other nuisances.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈθɹɛˌʃoʊld/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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He left his cell at the head of the party, and, having carefully locked the door, deposited the key under the threshold.
She would, perhaps, have replied, but at this moment the door was thrown open and Urbain de Bellegarde stepped across the threshold.
More book examples (3)
Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock.
But it is for this especial reason that such an explanation is necessary on the very threshold of the definition of ideals.
The latter reappears at last and, for a few seconds, stands on the threshold, with her head and thorax outside the hole.