To pronounce "smokescreen", say SMOK-escr-een — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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SMOK-escr-een
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"smokescreen" has 3 syllables: smok-escr-een. It rhymes with keen and obscene, if that helps it stick.
noun
“All that talk is just a smokescreen to disguise the fact that he has nothing to say.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Smokescreen" has 3 syllables: smok · escr · een.
Smokescreen: Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
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