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Somber Pronunciation

Pronounce Somber as S OW M B EH R.

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    Somber phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'somber'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of somber: /soʊmbɛr/
    • Modern IPA representation of somber: /sɒmbɛr/

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    List of meaning for somber

    grim or miserable

    drab, sober, somber, sombre(adj)

    lacking brightness or color; dull

    "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"

    somber, sombre, melancholy(adj)

    grave or even gloomy in character

    "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"

    being without light or without much light

    the prison's somber interrogation room has the desired effect of striking fear and despair into the prisoner

    causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

    the somber occasion of a dear friend's funeral

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    somber in sentence

    1. The funeral director had a very somber countenance during the service.

    2. We took William’s somber look to mean he had not gotten the promotion at work.

    3. Mary found it difficult to look into Carl’s somber eyes when he talked about his dead wife.

    4. What kind of person enjoys reading somber articles about death and destruction?

    5. The funeral hall was filled with somber faces.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term somber

    As president of the United States you have to look at these issues in a more somber and sober way.

    – Wolf Blitzer

    We are too somber to celebrate the holiday.

    – Jerrie Wu

    It was a can-do attitude, we were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working twelve hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing, the gee-whiz aspects.

    – Jerry Bostick

    People are in a somber mood. I could see some officers with tears in their eyes. It is an emotional day for all of us. Like I said, we are a family and we're all hurt by this, it's tragic for people to lose their lives at such an early age, whatever the reason.

    – Pedro Abad

    When you're having dinner with Tom the laughter is constant, he's not a somber policy wonk.

    – Julius Grey

    Every life has dark tracts and long stretches of somber tint, and no representation is true to fact which dips its pencil only in light, and flings no shadows on the canvas.

    – Alexander MacLaren

    It is a somber day for the entire Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command as we mourn this tremendous loss, our thoughts and prayers remain with their families and loved ones during this extremely difficult time.

    – Roger Turner

    If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose somber shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.

    – Fridjof Nansen

    The tone of the conference was relatively constructive but still a bit somber because clearly the market had gone through period of stress last year.

    – Ken Monaghan

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