How to pronounce shingle
Say it like SHING-gul. Shingle has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHING).
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- SHING
- gul
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Shingle pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SHINGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- gulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of shingle
American and British speakers say shingle in essentially the same way: /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/ in the US and /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/ in the UK.
British respelling: SHING-gul.
What does shingle mean?
- A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
- A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
- A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
- To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
- To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.
- To increase the storage density of (a hard disk) by writing tracks that partially overlap.
- To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.
- To beat with a shingle.
Where does shingle come from?
From Middle English shyngel, alteration of Old English sċindel, from Proto-West Germanic *skindulā, borrowed from Late Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European *sked- (“to split, scatter”), from *sek- (“to cut”).
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Words that rhyme with shingle
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Questions about saying shingle
How do you pronounce shingle?
Say SHING-gul. The American pronunciation is /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/. In British English it is /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in shingle?
Shingle has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHING). Broken into parts: SHING · gul.
Do Americans and Brits say shingle the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/ and the British form is /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.