How to pronounce “cushion”
Say “cushion” in 2 beats
cushion
/ˈkʊʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kʊʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cuskʊstress
- hionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkʊʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kʊʃən/
- Respelling
- KUU-shuhn
- Syllables
- 2 — CUS-hion
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CUS-hion. “cus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkʊʃən/
/kʊʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “cushion” means
- noun
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
“the old car needed a new set of shocks”
- noun
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
- noun
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Say it in a sentence
“He put a cushion behind his back and carried on reading.”“cushion”, answered
How do you pronounce “cushion”?
“cushion” is pronounced /ˈkʊʃən/ (KUU-shuhn) in American English and /kʊʃən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “cus”. Build it as CUS-hion, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cushion” have?
2: cus · hion. The beat lands on the first, “cus”.
Is “cushion” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkʊʃən/ (KUU-shuhn); British English says /kʊʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cushion” mean?
As a noun: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses For example: “the old car needed a new set of shocks” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cushion”?
Stress the first syllable: CUS-hion. “cus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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