How to pronounce slant
Say it like SLANT. Slant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SLANT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Slant pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SLANTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of slant
- British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat.
British respelling: SLAHNT.
What does slant mean?
- A slope; an incline, inclination.“The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.”
- A sloped surface or line.
- A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- To lean, tilt or incline.“If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.”
- To bias or skew.“a magazine slanted toward the youth market”
- To lie or exaggerate.
- Sloping; oblique; slanted.
Where does slant come from?
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną.
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Words that rhyme with slant
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Questions about saying slant
How do you pronounce slant?
Say SLANT. The American pronunciation is /slænt/. In British English it is /slɑːnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in slant?
Slant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SLANT.
Is slant pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat. The British form is /slɑːnt/ (SLAHNT).