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How to pronounce scrounged

Say it like SKROWNJD. Scrounged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skraʊndʒd/SKROWNJD
UK British/skraʊndʒd/SKROWNJD
  • SKROWNJD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Scrounged pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SKROWNJDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of scrounged

American and British speakers say scrounged in essentially the same way: /skraʊndʒd/ in the US and /skraʊndʒd/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKROWNJD.

What does scrounged mean?

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

Questions about saying scrounged

How do you pronounce scrounged?

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

How many syllables are in scrounged?

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

Do Americans and Brits say scrounged the same way?

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

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