How to Pronounce "thread of thought"
expression
THRED-uhv-THAWT
th-RED-ov-th-AWT
Definition
A 'thread of thought' is a line or sequence of reasoning or ideas that connects what someone is thinking or saying. If you lose your thread of thought, you forget what you were talking or thinking about.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈθɹɛd/ /ˈəv/ /ˈθɔt
British English
θɹˈɛd/ /ˈɒv/ /θˈɔːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THRED-uhv-THAWT
UK
th-RED-ov-th-AWT
Listen in Context
I lost my thread of thought during the meeting.
Can you follow my thread of thought so far?
She picked up her thread of thought after the interruption.
Wait—where was I? Oh, I just lost my thread of thought.