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How to pronounce churned

Say it like CHURND. Churned is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tʃɝnd/CHURND
UK British/tʃɜːnd/CHURND
  • CHURND
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Churned pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. CHURNDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ur" in nurse.

American vs British pronunciation of churned

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: CHURND.

What does churned mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of churn How to pronounce churn

Words that rhyme with churned

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Questions about saying churned

How do you pronounce churned?

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

How many syllables are in churned?

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

Is churned pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /tʃɜːnd/ (CHURND).

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