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How to pronounce flings

Say it like FLINGZ. Flings is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/flɪŋz/FLINGZ
UK British/flɪŋz/FLINGZ
  • FLINGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Flings pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. FLINGZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of flings

American and British speakers say flings in essentially the same way: /flɪŋz/ in the US and /flɪŋz/ in the UK.

British respelling: FLINGZ.

What does flings mean?

noun
  1. plural of fling How to pronounce fling
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fling How to pronounce fling

Words that rhyme with flings

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of flings.

Questions about saying flings

How do you pronounce flings?

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

How many syllables are in flings?

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

Do Americans and Brits say flings the same way?

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

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