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How to pronounce loomed

Say it like LOOMD. Loomed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/lumd/LOOMD
UK British/luːmd/LOOMD
  • LOOMD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Loomed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. LOOMDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of loomed

American and British speakers say loomed in essentially the same way: /lumd/ in the US and /luːmd/ in the UK.

British respelling: LOOMD.

What does loomed mean?

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

Words that rhyme with loomed

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Questions about saying loomed

How do you pronounce loomed?

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

How many syllables are in loomed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say loomed the same way?

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

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