How to pronounce flows in American English
FLOHZ
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Americans pronounce flows as FLOHZ (/floʊz/).
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"The river flows freely through the valley."
dhuh RIH·ver FLOHZ FREE·lee throo dhuh VA·lee
"The river flows through the valley to the sea."
dhuh RIH·ver FLOHZ throo dhuh VA·lee tuh dhuh SEE
"We need to ensure that information flows freely between all stakeholders."
wee NEED tuh ehn·SHUUR dhuht ihn·fer·MAY·shuhn FLOHZ FREE·lee buh·TWEEN AHL STAYK·hohl·derz
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Is the American pronunciation of "flows" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "FLOHZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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