To pronounce "tinder-box", say TIND-erb-ox — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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TIND-erb-ox
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"tinder-box" has 3 syllables: tind-erb-ox.
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“"Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there."”
“"Think of your blank journal as a tinderbox, a box for holding combustible materials, ready to catch fire when you sit down to work."”
"Tinder-box" has 3 syllables: tind · erb · ox.
Tinder-box: A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
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