Proper Pronunciation Guide
debris
[də 
bri]
Tips:
- Do not pronounce the letter “s.”
- Pronounce the letter “e” as the weak schwa vowel /ə/.
- Pronounce the letter “i’ in the last syllable like the name of the letter “e”—/i/—and stress it.
Practice Sentences:
| There was a lot of debris from a construction site floating in the river. | |
| Debris from the two cars that had collided was littering the side of the highway. |
Definition:
(mass noun) Miscellaneous fragments or pieces of something that has been destroyed and abandoned.