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How to pronounce narm

Say it like NARM. Narm is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/nɑrm/NARM
UK British/nɑːm/NAHM
  • NARM
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Narm pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. NARMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of narm

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: NAHM.

What does narm mean?

noun
  1. A scene in a piece of media that is portrayed as serious but unintentionally seen as funny.

Where does narm come from?

Coined by TV Tropes in 2007, referring to a scene in Six Feet Under's final season where main protagonist Nate Fisher complains about his arm being numb while suffering a brain embolism and repeats the words "numb arm", quickly slurring the

Words that rhyme with narm

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Questions about saying narm

How do you pronounce narm?

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

How many syllables are in narm?

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

Is narm pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /nɑːm/ (NAHM).

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