How to Pronounce "scouring"
word
ˈskaʊɝɪŋ
SKOWR-ing
skˈaʊəɹɪŋ
SKOW-uh-ring
Definition
'Scouring' means cleaning something very hard to remove dirt or searching a place or items very carefully to find something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈskaʊɝɪŋ
British English
skˈaʊəɹɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKOWR-ing
UK
SKOW-uh-ring
Listen in Context
She was scouring the kitchen floor with a brush.
He spent the afternoon scouring the attic for old photographs.
The workers are scouring the pots to make them shine.
We spent hours scouring the beach for seashells.