2006-12-05 22:55:37 · 19 answers · asked by G-Man 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2006-12-05 22:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by pebbles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually there are two accepted pronunciations.
Most people, this includes me, would rhyme dour with sour and power.
However, the dictionaries I looked in including the Oxford American and the Random House Unabridged online have as the first pronunciation for dour---"doo r", rhyming with fewer, sewer, doer, aschewer, lure, accruer, or even--rebel without a clue-er.
So if you need a rhyme, either pronunciation is fair game.
2006-12-06 08:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Dour", pronounced as /dauer/, rhymes with "hour". However, since "dour" means "stern, harsh, gloomy", the best match, in my opinion, would be "sour".
2006-12-06 07:04:17 · answer #3 · answered by Nice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flour, flower, hour, tower, bower
http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=dour&typeofrhyme=perfect&org1=syl&org2=l
2006-12-06 07:00:18 · answer #4 · answered by mailrick12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sour
2006-12-06 06:58:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flower, shower, power, glower, tower, bauer, vower, cower, If writing a poem could use Sunflower, empower, plower, etc.
2006-12-06 08:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by allears 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power.
2006-12-06 06:57:35 · answer #7 · answered by Feeling new @ 42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bower, cower, flower, glower, hour, lour, mow, power, sour, tower, for starters. There are more.
2006-12-06 06:59:29 · answer #8 · answered by Tony B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hour, sour, power, flower, shower
2006-12-06 07:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sour, flour, power, shower
2006-12-06 06:58:33 · answer #10 · answered by Cate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sour
2006-12-06 06:57:13 · answer #11 · answered by Pope my ride! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋