How to pronounce clothes

Say it like this: /kloʊ(ð)z/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/kloʊ(ð)z/

British/kləʊ(ð)z/

What does clothes mean?

nounItems of clothing; apparel.

“suit of clothes.”

The covering of a bed; bedclothes.

“She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes.”

Laundry (hung on a clothesline).

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