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How to pronounce greened

Say it like GREEND. Greened is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡrind/GREEND
UK British/ɡriːnd/GREEND
  • GREEND
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Greened pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. GREENDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of greened

American and British speakers say greened in essentially the same way: /ɡrind/ in the US and /ɡriːnd/ in the UK.

British respelling: GREEND.

What does greened mean?

adjective
  1. That is covered in green.
  2. That has sprouted new leaves or has been covered with vegetation.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of green How to pronounce green

Words that rhyme with greened

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Questions about saying greened

How do you pronounce greened?

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

How many syllables are in greened?

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

Do Americans and Brits say greened the same way?

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

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