How to pronounce shill
Say it like SHIL. Shill is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce shill. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- SHIL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Shill pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SHILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of shill
American and British speakers say shill in essentially the same way: /ʃɪl/ in the US and /ʃɪl/ in the UK.
British respelling: SHIL.
What does shill mean?
- A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.“carnival barkers and their shills, fleecing the rubes”
- An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.“Sniping is necessary because if you bid before the last minute it just gives the shills more time to screw you over.”
- A house player in a casino.
- To put under cover; to sheal.
Where does shill come from?
American humorist Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814–1890) was known to write under the name Mrs.
Words that rhyme with shill
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of shill.
Questions about saying shill
How do you pronounce shill?
Say SHIL. The American pronunciation is /ʃɪl/. In British English it is /ʃɪl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in shill?
Shill is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SHIL.
Do Americans and Brits say shill the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ʃɪl/ and the British form is /ʃɪl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.