How to Pronounce Thwarts

To pronounce "thwarts", say THWARTS — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

thwarts

Tap to hear · American accent

Accent

If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.

Speed

Practice: Record & Compare

Record yourself saying thwarts, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.

Syllable

Letters

THWARTS

Say it like

"thwarts" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with sports and quartz, if that helps it stick.

noun

A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
“The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.”
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
“A well-made dugout canoe rarely needs a thwart.”

verb

To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
“Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.”
To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

How many syllables are in "thwarts"?▾

"Thwarts" has one syllable.

What does "thwarts" mean?▾

Thwarts: A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?