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How to pronounce chewed

Say it like CHOOD. Chewed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tʃud/CHOOD
UK British/tʃuːd/CHOOD
  • CHOOD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chewed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. CHOODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of chewed

American and British speakers say chewed in essentially the same way: /tʃud/ in the US and /tʃuːd/ in the UK.

British respelling: CHOOD.

What does chewed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of chew How to pronounce chew
adjective
  1. That has been chewed; masticated.

Words that rhyme with chewed

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

Questions about saying chewed

How do you pronounce chewed?

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

How many syllables are in chewed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say chewed the same way?

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

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