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How to pronounce river
Say it like this: /ˈɹɪvɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does river mean?
nounA large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
“Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.”
Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
“a river of blood”
The last card dealt in a hand.
“He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river.”
verbTo improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
“Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.”
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