To pronounce "furphy", say FURPHY — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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noun
“1997, Edward Wybergh Docker, Lynette Ramsay Silver, Fabulous Furphies: 10 Great Myths from Australia's Past.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Furphy" has one syllable.
Furphy: A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.
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