How to pronounce “turgid”
Say “turgid” in 2 beats
turgid
/ˈtɝdʒɪd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɜːdʒɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- turtɝstress
- giddʒɪd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɝdʒɪd/
- IPA (British)
- /tɜːdʒɪd/
- Respelling
- TUR-jid
- Syllables
- 2 — TUR-gid
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TUR-gid. “tur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɝdʒɪd/
/tɜːdʒɪd/
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What “turgid” means
- adjective
ostentatiously lofty in style
“a man given to large talk”
- adjective
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
“hungry children with bloated stomachs”
Say it in a sentence
“The report was turgid and twice as long as necessary.”“turgid”, answered
How do you pronounce “turgid”?
“turgid” is pronounced /ˈtɝdʒɪd/ (TUR-jid) in American English and /tɜːdʒɪd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tur”. Build it as TUR-gid, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “turgid” have?
2: tur · gid. The beat lands on the first, “tur”.
Is “turgid” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɝdʒɪd/ (TUR-jid); British English says /tɜːdʒɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “turgid” mean?
As an adjective: ostentatiously lofty in style For example: “a man given to large talk” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “turgid”?
Stress the first syllable: TUR-gid. “tur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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