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How to pronounce forestalled

Say it like for-STAHLD. Forestalled has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (STAHLD).

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US American/ˌfɔrˈstɑld/for-STAHLD
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • for
  • STAHLD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Forestalled pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. forGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. STAHLDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does forestalled mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of forestall How to pronounce forestall

Questions about saying forestalled

How do you pronounce forestalled?

Say for-STAHLD. The American pronunciation is /ˌfɔrˈstɑld/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in forestalled?

Forestalled has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (STAHLD). Broken into parts: for · STAHLD.

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