How to pronounce skid
Say it like SKID. Skid is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SKID
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Skid pronunciation, sound by sound
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- SKIDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of skid
American and British speakers say skid in essentially the same way: /skɪd/ in the US and /skɪd/ in the UK.
British respelling: SKID.
What does skid mean?
- (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
- To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.“They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.”
- To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.“Because of the jammed ailerons, the pilot had to use careful rudder inputs to skid his plane in order to turn it so he could get lined up with the runway.”
- An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.“Just before hitting the guardrail the driver regained control and pulled out of the skid.”
- A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
- A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
Where does skid come from?
From Middle English *skid, from Old Norse skíð (“a billet of wood, a beam or plank on which something rests”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, clapboard”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey-t-, *skey- (“to split, divide, separate”).
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Words that rhyme with skid
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Questions about saying skid
How do you pronounce skid?
Say SKID. The American pronunciation is /skɪd/. In British English it is /skɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in skid?
Skid is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SKID.
Do Americans and Brits say skid the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /skɪd/ and the British form is /skɪd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.