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How to pronounce glop

Say it like GLOP. Glop is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡlɑp/GLOP
UK British/ɡlɒp/GLOP
  • GLOP
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Glop pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. GLOPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of glop

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: GLOP.

What does glop mean?

noun
  1. Any gooey substance.
  2. A gooey blob of some substance.
verb
  1. To apply (a liquid) thickly and messily.

Where does glop come from?

1940-45, of expressive origin.

Words that rhyme with glop

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Questions about saying glop

How do you pronounce glop?

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

How many syllables are in glop?

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

Is glop pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ɡlɒp/ (GLOP).

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