Dire

How many syllables in Dire?

dire has 2 syllables

Split Dire into syllables?

dire

Definition of Dire

extremely serious or urgent; causing great fear or suffering

How should Dire divide into syllables

The word 'dire' has one syllable. The vowel in this word is 'i' and the consonants are 'd' and 'r'.

Part of Speech - Dire

Adjective

The situation is dire and we need to take action immediately.

Sentences with Dire

The dire situation made everyone feel scared.
The storm caused dire damage to the house.
The doctor gave the patient a dire warning about their health.
The dire need for food and water was felt by the people in the drought-stricken area.
The dire consequences of the mistake were clear to everyone.

Quotes with Dire

'It is the direst madness to bearest reasonable for a heady steam which drives thee to certain destruction.' - William Shakespeare
'The direst curse that can ever afflict a people is stagnation, a ban on movement and thought.' - Wole Soyinka
'The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.' - Emma Goldman

Number of characters in Dire

4 ( d, i, r, e )

Unique letters in Dire

4 ( d, i, r, e )

Dire Backwards

erid

Phonetic Transcription of Dire

IPA (International): daɪr

ARA (American): daɪr

EPA (English): daɪr

DAY-R

Phonetic Transcription of Dire

IPA (International): ˈdaɪɜ:

ARA (American): ˈdaɪɝ

EPA (English): ˈdaɪɜ:

DAY-ER

There are more than one way represent the transcription of Dire

More Dire Synonyms

r

Dire Rhymes

eir

martyre

aspire

gyr

hyre

expire

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admire

require

alkire

mire

striar

tyre

dwire

scire

afire

guire

lyre

mcguire

beijer

meir

mcquire

retire

rehire

smyre