How to Pronounce "in droves"
expression
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈdɹoʊvz
in DROHVZ
ˈɪn/ /dɹˈəʊvz
in DRUHVZ
Definition
This expression means that many people or things are arriving, leaving, or doing something together in very large numbers.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈdɹoʊvz
British English
ˈɪn/ /dɹˈəʊvz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in DROHVZ
UK
in DRUHVZ
Listen in Context
Fans arrived in droves to see the concert.
People are leaving the city in droves.
Tourists visit this place in droves every summer.
Job seekers showed up in droves at the career fair.