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How to pronounce nudged

Say it like NUHJD. Nudged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/nʌdʒd/NUHJD
UK British/nʌdʒd/NUHJD
  • NUHJD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nudged pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. NUHJDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.

American vs British pronunciation of nudged

American and British speakers say nudged in essentially the same way: /nʌdʒd/ in the US and /nʌdʒd/ in the UK.

British respelling: NUHJD.

What does nudged mean?

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

Questions about saying nudged

How do you pronounce nudged?

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

How many syllables are in nudged?

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

Do Americans and Brits say nudged the same way?

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

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