How to pronounce “burgeon”
Say “burgeon” in 2 beats
burgeon
/ˈbɝdʒən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɜːdʒən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- burbɝstress
- geondʒən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbɝdʒən/
- IPA (British)
- /bɜːdʒən/
- Respelling
- BUR-juhn
- Syllables
- 2 — BUR-geon
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BUR-geon. “bur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbɝdʒən/
/bɜːdʒən/
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What “burgeon” means
- verb
grow and flourish
“The burgeoning administration”
Say it in a sentence
“Small businesses burgeon here whenever the tourist season starts early.”“burgeon”, answered
How do you pronounce “burgeon”?
“burgeon” is pronounced /ˈbɝdʒən/ (BUR-juhn) in American English and /bɜːdʒən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bur”. Build it as BUR-geon, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “burgeon” have?
2: bur · geon. The beat lands on the first, “bur”.
Is “burgeon” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbɝdʒən/ (BUR-juhn); British English says /bɜːdʒən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “burgeon” mean?
As a verb: grow and flourish For example: “The burgeoning administration”
Where is the stress in “burgeon”?
Stress the first syllable: BUR-geon. “bur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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