How to Pronounce “slaughter”
word
/ˈsɫɔtɝ/
SLAW-dur
/slˈɔːtɐ/
SLAW-tuh
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsɫɔtɝ/
British English
/slˈɔːtɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLAW-dur
UK
SLAW-tuh
Listen in Context
After the war, stories of slaughter spread quickly.
The protesters compared factory farming to animal slaughter.
He couldn’t watch the movie because of the graphic scenes of slaughter.
The farm uses a special area to slaughter chickens.