How to pronounce “limb”
Say “limb” in one beat
limb
/lɪm/
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- limblɪm
- IPA (American)
- /lɪm/
- IPA (British)
- /lɪm/
- Respelling
- LIM
- Syllables
- 1 — limb
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɪm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
What “limb” means
- noun
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
- noun
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
- noun
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
Say it in a sentence
“A heavy limb came down across the path in the storm.”“limb”, answered
How do you pronounce “limb”?
“limb” is pronounced /lɪm/ (LIM) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /lɪm/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “limb” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /lɪm/ — a single beat.
What does “limb” mean?
As a noun: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper For example: “A heavy limb came down across the path in the storm.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “limb”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɪm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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