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How to pronounce poor in English

Poor
/pʊr/

Examples from movies with Poor

Poor man. So trusting, so fragile, so-so delicious.
Minions Many Evil Bosses
I'm doing a damn poor job of it. Aren't I pretty?
Bull Durham - Annie Seduces Nuke
Attitude, poor! Perfermance, poor!
Wanted - Wesley's Breakdown
For me, it was a way out of a poor existence.
Match Point - Scoring a Date
So, you're a poor boy from Ireland come to London.
Match Point - Scoring a Date
- My Mama's gone to the Lord. - Oh, so has poor Mr Bates, honey.
Paper Moon - Bible Salesmen
He soothed the wounds of the poor little blue-eyed orphan.
Spectre - Ernst Stavro Blofeld
because we've enslaved the poor creatures
Ella Enchanted - Hold Your Tongue
But this week, with those poor children,
Child 44 - Blood On Our Hands
Yes, the poor thing is probably in there, scared to death.
Beauty and the beast - Join Me For Dinner
That's even weirder. That poor child must have been terrified.
Horrible Bosses - Julia You Needed To See Me
So he got sick of watching himself go poor
Dog Eat Dog - El Greco

Audio pronunciation of Poor

American pronunciation

Poor pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Poor pronounced by Joanna (female)
Poor pronounced by Kendra (female)
Poor pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Poor pronounced by Salli (female)
Poor pronounced by Joey (male)
Poor pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Poor pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Poor pronounced by Amy (female)
Poor pronounced by Emma (female)
Poor pronounced by Brian (male)