How to pronounce “wrestle”
Say “wrestle” in 2 beats
wrestle
/ˈɹɛsəl/
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- wrestɹɛstress
- lesəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛsəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹɛsəl/
- Respelling
- RESS-uhl
- Syllables
- 2 — WREST-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WREST-le. “wrest” 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
Where “wrestle” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REST-ul”
the w and the t are both silent: RESS-uhl
What “wrestle” means
- noun
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
“they had a fierce wrestle”
- verb
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
“He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority”
- verb
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
“I wrestled with this decision for years”
Say it in a sentence
“Two boys wrestle in the grass while their mother reads nearby.”“wrestle”, answered
How do you pronounce “wrestle”?
“wrestle” is pronounced /ˈɹɛsəl/ (RESS-uhl) — 2 syllables, stressed on “wrest”. Build it as WREST-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “wrestle” have?
2: wrest · le. The beat lands on the first, “wrest”.
What does “wrestle” mean?
As a noun: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat For example: “they had a fierce wrestle” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “wrestle”?
Stress the first syllable: WREST-le. “wrest” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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