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How to pronounce cramped

Say it like KRAMPT. Cramped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kræmpt/KRAMPT
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  • KRAMPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Cramped pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KRAMPTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does cramped mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of cramp How to pronounce cramp
adjective
  1. Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
  2. Overcrowded or congested.
  3. Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.

Questions about saying cramped

How do you pronounce cramped?

Say KRAMPT. The American pronunciation is /kræmpt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in cramped?

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

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