How to pronounce “dumb”
Say “dumb” in one beat
dumb
/dʌm/
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- dumbdʌm
- IPA (American)
- /dʌm/
- IPA (British)
- /dʌm/
- Respelling
- DUM
- Syllables
- 1 — dumb
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dʌm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “dumb” means
- adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
- adjective
temporarily incapable of speaking
“struck dumb”
- adjective
lacking the power of human speech
“dumb animals”
Say it in a sentence
“The shock left him dumb for almost a full minute.”“dumb”, answered
How do you pronounce “dumb”?
“dumb” is pronounced /dʌm/ (DUM) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /dʌm/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “dumb” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /dʌm/ — a single beat.
What does “dumb” mean?
As an adjective: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray For example: “so dense he never understands anything I say to him” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dumb”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dʌm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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