How to pronounce dip
Say it like DIP. Dip is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- DIP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Dip pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- DIPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of dip
American and British speakers say dip in essentially the same way: /dɪp/ in the US and /dɪp/ in the UK.
British respelling: DIP.
What does dip mean?
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”“dip the brush into the paint”
- dip into a liquid while eating“She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce”
- go down momentarily“Prices dipped”
- a depression in an otherwise level surface“there was a dip in the road”
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Where does dip come from?
From Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”).
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with dip
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Questions about saying dip
How do you pronounce dip?
Say DIP. The American pronunciation is /dɪp/. In British English it is /dɪp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in dip?
Dip is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DIP.
Do Americans and Brits say dip the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /dɪp/ and the British form is /dɪp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.