How to Pronounce "black as pitch"
expression
BLAK az PITCH
bl-AK as p-ITCH
Definition
An expression used to describe something completely black or very dark, like the color of tar.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɫæk/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈpɪtʃ
British English
blˈæk/ /ˈæs/ /pˈɪtʃ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BLAK az PITCH
UK
bl-AK as p-ITCH
Listen in Context
The room was black as pitch when we turned off the lights.
Outside, the night was black as pitch.
The cave was so dark it seemed black as pitch inside.
When the storm hit, the sky turned black as pitch in minutes.