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How to pronounce plastered

Say it like PLAS-terd. Plastered has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PLAS).

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US American/ˈplæstɚd/PLAS-terd
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • PLAS
  • terd
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Plastered pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. PLASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. terdKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

What does plastered mean?

adjective
  1. Coated with plaster.“The old home had plastered walls rather than drywall.”
  2. Covered extensively with something, especially posters, pictures, or notices.“The wall was plastered with pictures.”
  3. Drunk, intoxicated.“The only way he could deal with the grief following his wife's death was to get so plastered that he passed out.”
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of plaster How to pronounce plaster

Questions about saying plastered

How do you pronounce plastered?

Say PLAS-terd. The American pronunciation is /ˈplæstɚd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in plastered?

Plastered has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PLAS). Broken into parts: PLAS · terd.

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