How to pronounce crawled
Say it like KRAWLD. Crawled is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KRAWLD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Crawled pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KRAWLDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of crawled
American and British speakers say crawled in essentially the same way: /krɔld/ in the US and /krɔːld/ in the UK.
British respelling: KRAWLD.
What does crawled mean?
- simple past and past participle of crawl How to pronounce crawl
Words that rhyme with crawled
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of crawled.
Questions about saying crawled
How do you pronounce crawled?
Say KRAWLD. The American pronunciation is /krɔld/. In British English it is /krɔːld/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in crawled?
Crawled is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KRAWLD.
Do Americans and Brits say crawled the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /krɔld/ and the British form is /krɔːld/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.