how to pronounce blade

/blɛɪd/

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blade is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of blade in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… hour on one leg the blade looked like a …”

meaning of blade

Blade is a thin piece of metal or other rigid material, such as plastic, used for cutting or piercing.

blade frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word blade occurs in english on average 10.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.