How to pronounce hunt
Say it like HUHNT. Hunt is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HUHNT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Hunt pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HUHNTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
American vs British pronunciation of hunt
American and British speakers say hunt in essentially the same way: /hʌnt/ in the US and /hʌnt/ in the UK.
British respelling: HUHNT.
What does hunt mean?
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)“Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”“The dogs are running deer”
- pursue or chase relentlessly“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”“the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him”
- chase away, with as with force“They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood”
- Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
- United States architect (1827-1895)
- British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
Where does hunt come from?
In some areas read as a collective form of hound by folk etymology.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with hunt
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of hunt.
Questions about saying hunt
How do you pronounce hunt?
Say HUHNT. The American pronunciation is /hʌnt/. In British English it is /hʌnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in hunt?
Hunt is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HUHNT.
Do Americans and Brits say hunt the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hʌnt/ and the British form is /hʌnt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.