How to pronounce handball
Say it like HAND-bawl. Handball has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HAND).
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US American/ˈhændˌbɔl/HAND-bawl
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- HAND
- bawl
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Handball pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HANDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- bawlGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
What does handball mean?
noun
- A ball held in, or thrown with, the hand, especially one used for one of the various games in later senses, below.
- Any of various traditional ball games played outside between two goals often at a considerable distance from each other.
- Any of several games similar to fives, in which a ball is hit by the hand against a wall or within a walled court (the chief variants now being Gaelic handball and American handball).
- To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacle to another.
- To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.“If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.”
- To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
Where does handball come from?
From hand + ball.
Questions about saying handball
How do you pronounce handball?
Say HAND-bawl. The American pronunciation is /ˈhændˌbɔl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in handball?
Handball has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HAND). Broken into parts: HAND · bawl.