How to pronounce shive
Say it like SHYVE. Shive is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SHYVE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Shive pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SHYVESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of shive
American and British speakers say shive in essentially the same way: /ʃaɪv/ in the US and /ʃaɪv/ in the UK.
British respelling: SHYVE.
What does shive mean?
- A slice, especially of bread.
- A beam or plank of split wood.
- A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
- A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching
- A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.
- A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.
- Alternative form of shiv.
Where does shive come from?
A parallel form of sheave, from Middle English schyve, from Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, presumably through an Old English *sċīfe (though it is not attested before the Middle English period).
Words that rhyme with shive
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of shive.
Questions about saying shive
How do you pronounce shive?
Say SHYVE. The American pronunciation is /ʃaɪv/. In British English it is /ʃaɪv/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in shive?
Shive is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SHYVE.
Do Americans and Brits say shive the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ʃaɪv/ and the British form is /ʃaɪv/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.