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How to pronounce moaned

Say it like MOHND. Moaned is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/moʊnd/MOHND
UK British/məʊnd/MOHND
  • MOHND
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Moaned pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. MOHNDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of moaned

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: MOHND.

What does moaned mean?

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

Words that rhyme with moaned

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Questions about saying moaned

How do you pronounce moaned?

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

How many syllables are in moaned?

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

Is moaned pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /məʊnd/ (MOHND).

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