How to Pronounce "tombstones"
word
TOOM-stohnz
TOOM-stohnz
Definition
Stone markers placed at graves to show who is buried there, usually with names and dates engraved on them.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtumˌstoʊnz
British English
tˈuːmstəʊnz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TOOM-stohnz
UK
TOOM-stohnz
Listen in Context
There are many tombstones in the old cemetery.
The names on the tombstones are hard to read.
We saw new tombstones next to the church.
"Look at all these old tombstones—some are over a hundred years old!"