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How to pronounce crouched

Say it like KROWCHT. Crouched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kraʊtʃt/KROWCHT
UK British/kraʊtʃt/KROWCHT
  • KROWCHT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Crouched pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KROWCHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of crouched

American and British speakers say crouched in essentially the same way: /kraʊtʃt/ in the US and /kraʊtʃt/ in the UK.

British respelling: KROWCHT.

What does crouched mean?

adjective
  1. Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
  2. In a crouching position.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of crouch How to pronounce crouch

Questions about saying crouched

How do you pronounce crouched?

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

How many syllables are in crouched?

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

Do Americans and Brits say crouched the same way?

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

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