How to pronounce skirt
Say it like SKURT. Skirt is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SKURT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Skirt pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SKURTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ur" in nurse.
American vs British pronunciation of skirt
- Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
British respelling: SKURT.
What does skirt mean?
- cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
- a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
- (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”“she skirted the problem”
- pass around or about; move along the border“The boat skirted the coast”
- form the edge of
Where does skirt come from?
Cognate with Yola shoorth, skoorth (“shirt”), North Frisian Sjürt (“shirt”), Saterland Frisian Schoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk skjorte (“shirt”), Faroese
Words that rhyme with skirt
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of skirt.
Questions about saying skirt
How do you pronounce skirt?
Say SKURT. The American pronunciation is /skɝt/. In British English it is /skɜːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in skirt?
Skirt is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SKURT.
Is skirt pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /skɜːt/ (SKURT).