How do you pronounce 'bout?

The recorded pronunciation is /baʊt/.

'bout

/baʊt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

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prep

about.

Colloquial

"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. I need a man like that."
"Every Christmas I get to thinkin' 'bout Santa's reindeers with their red noses. Man, that's wrong! He just uses them for their noses, like light bulbs or sumthin. It ain't right."

Apheretic form of about.

bout

raut ne'er cast a clout till may be out when in doubt, do nowt regrout asprout

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