One syllable: Blow.
bloh
/bloʊ/
Blow is pronounced bloh (/bloʊ/). It has one syllable (Blow), with the stress on "Blow". Blow (noun) refers to a forceful exhalation of air, often producing sound or affecting a surface (as in blowing out candles) or an event of impact. In casual usage, it can describe a sudden effort or a mistaken outcome. The term captures both literal airflow and figurative consequences, and appears in phrases about wind, sound, or blows to confidence.
nounBlow (noun) refers to a forceful exhalation of air, often producing sound or affecting a surface (as in blowing out candles) or an event of impact. In casual usage, it can describe a sudden effort or a mistaken outcome. The term captures both literal airflow and figurative consequences, and appears in phrases about wind, sound, or blows to confidence.
"- He felt a cold gust as the door swung open, a strong blow from the wind.”"
"- The umpire called a foul blow during the summer baseball game."
"- She took a deep breath and let out a long blow of air to steady her nerves."
Blow is pronounced with a long o sound: /bloʊ/ in US and UK notation. Start with a p‑like lip position blowing smoothly into a rounded /oʊ/ glide; keep the vowel rounded and the jaw relatively closed, ending with a clear r-color? Actually no rhotacization here. For clarity: /b/ + /l/ + /oʊ/. The word is one syllable, with primary stress on the whole word. You’ll hear a single, rounded vowel that glides from /o/ to /ʊ? No, it’s /oʊ/. Use a coarticulation that keeps the /l/ sonorant light before the vowel. Audio reference: in standard speech you can compare with ‘flow.’
Two common mistakes are misplacing the /l/ and misproducing the /oʊ/ diphthong. Some learners insert an extra vowel after the /l/ (saying /bloʊw/ or /bloː/). Another error is turning the /oʊ/ into a short /o/ or a flat /oʊ/ without the glide. To fix: keep the back of the tongue high for /oʊ/, and ensure the /l/ is light and syllabic before the vowel; avoid tensing the jaw.” ,
In US English, /bloʊ/ has a strong, rounded /oʊ/ with a relatively tense ending. UK English often uses a slightly shorter, more centralized /oʊ/ with less rounding in some varieties; the /l/ can be light or dark depending on speaker. Australian English tends to maintain the same /bloʊ/ vowel but with a more open start and a shorter, sometimes less rounded glide; the /l/ can be darker in some speakers. Across all, the initial /b/ and /l/ remain consistent. IPA references: US /bloʊ/, UK /bləʊ/, AU /bloʊ/.
The challenge lies in the /oʊ/ diphthong and the light, efficient /l/ before it. Learners may produce a clipped /o/ or merge /l/ into the vowel, creating /blo/ or /blow/ with an extra consonant. Additionally, the transition from /b/ to /l/ requires precise tongue positioning to avoid a nasalized or flattened /l/. Practice focusing on a smooth /l/ release into the /oʊ/ glide and avoid adding a final consonant.
No. In Blow, the /w/ sound is part of the vowel glide /oʊ/ and not a separate consonant. The sequence is /b/ + /l/ + /oʊ/ where the second part is the glide from /o/ to /ʊ? It ends with a rounded, close-mid to high back vowel with a gliding effect; the /w/ is integrated into the vowel as part of the /oʊ/ diphthong. Mouth position should support a smooth lip rounding through the glide.
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Blow comes from Old English blōwan, related to Dutch blozen and German blasen, all tied to the Proto-Germanic root blo-
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