How to pronounce blued
Say it like BLOOD. Blued is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BLOOD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Blued pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLOODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of blued
American and British speakers say blued in essentially the same way: /blud/ in the US and /bluːd/ in the UK.
British respelling: BLOOD.
What does blued mean?
- simple past and past participle of blue How to pronounce blue
- Having the property of having been chemically passivated.
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Words that rhyme with blued
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Questions about saying blued
How do you pronounce blued?
Say BLOOD. The American pronunciation is /blud/. In British English it is /bluːd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in blued?
Blued is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLOOD.
Do Americans and Brits say blued the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /blud/ and the British form is /bluːd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.