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How to pronounce nipped

Say it like NIPT. Nipped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/nɪpt/NIPT
UK British/nɪpt/NIPT
  • NIPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nipped pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. NIPTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of nipped

American and British speakers say nipped in essentially the same way: /nɪpt/ in the US and /nɪpt/ in the UK.

British respelling: NIPT.

What does nipped mean?

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

Words that rhyme with nipped

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Questions about saying nipped

How do you pronounce nipped?

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

How many syllables are in nipped?

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

Do Americans and Brits say nipped the same way?

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

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