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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “streamlined”

“streamlined” is pronounced /ˈstɹimˌlaɪnd/ (STREEM-lynd) in American English and /stɹiːmlaɪnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “stɹim”.
The sound

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streamlined

/ˈstɹimˌlaɪnd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɹiːmlaɪnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. stɹimstɹimstress
  2. laɪndlaɪnd
IPA (American)
/ˈstɹimˌlaɪnd/
IPA (British)
/stɹiːmlaɪnd/
Respelling
STREEM-lynd
Syllables
2 — STɹIM-laɪnd
Stress
Stress the first syllable: STɹIM-laɪnd. “stɹim” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈstɹimˌlaɪnd/

British

/stɹiːmlaɪnd/

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Meaning

What “streamlined” means

  1. verb

    contour economically or efficiently

  2. adjective

    made efficient by stripping off nonessentials

    “short streamlined meetings”

  3. adjective

    designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

    “a streamlined convertible”

Say it in a sentence

“We streamlined the process and cut two days from it.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ssttɹrilong emmllaɪlong inndd

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Questions

“streamlined”, answered

How do you pronounce “streamlined”?

“streamlined” is pronounced /ˈstɹimˌlaɪnd/ (STREEM-lynd) in American English and /stɹiːmlaɪnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “stɹim”. Build it as STɹIM-laɪnd, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “streamlined” have?

2: stɹim · laɪnd. The beat lands on the first, “stɹim”.

Is “streamlined” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈstɹimˌlaɪnd/ (STREEM-lynd); British English says /stɹiːmlaɪnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “streamlined” mean?

As a verb: contour economically or efficiently For example: “We streamlined the process and cut two days from it.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “streamlined”?

Stress the first syllable: STɹIM-laɪnd. “stɹim” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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