How to pronounce reveal
American English pronunciation
rih-VEEL
- IPA
- /ɹɪˈvil/
- Syllables
- rih · VEEL (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What reveal means
Most people know reveal in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The side wall of a window or door opening
In a sentence: The cat curled up in the deep reveal of the stone window, out of the wind.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where this builder's word came from. It may not be the same word as reveal, to show.
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