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How to pronounce howled

Say it like HOWLD. Howled is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/haʊld/HOWLD
UK British/haʊld/HOWLD
  • HOWLD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Howled pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HOWLDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of howled

American and British speakers say howled in essentially the same way: /haʊld/ in the US and /haʊld/ in the UK.

British respelling: HOWLD.

What does howled mean?

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

Questions about saying howled

How do you pronounce howled?

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

How many syllables are in howled?

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

Do Americans and Brits say howled the same way?

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

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