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How to pronounce blinked

Say it like BLINGKT. Blinked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/blɪŋkt/BLINGKT
UK British/blɪŋkt/BLINGKT
  • BLINGKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Blinked pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BLINGKTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of blinked

American and British speakers say blinked in essentially the same way: /blɪŋkt/ in the US and /blɪŋkt/ in the UK.

British respelling: BLINGKT.

What does blinked mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of blink How to pronounce blink
adjective
  1. Affected with blinking.
  2. Sour.

Words that rhyme with blinked

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of blinked.

Questions about saying blinked

How do you pronounce blinked?

Say BLINGKT. The American pronunciation is /blɪŋkt/. In British English it is /blɪŋkt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in blinked?

Blinked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLINGKT.

Do Americans and Brits say blinked the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /blɪŋkt/ and the British form is /blɪŋkt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).