How to pronounce slime
Say it like SLYME. Slime is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SLYME
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Slime pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SLYMESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of slime
American and British speakers say slime in essentially the same way: /slaɪm/ in the US and /slaɪm/ in the UK.
British respelling: SLYME.
What does slime mean?
- To coat with slime.
- To besmirch or disparage.
- To carve (fish), removing the offal.
- Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
- Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.
- Synonym of flubber (“kind of rubbery polymer”).
Where does slime come from?
The slang sense of "to murder" spread among Black communites throughout the 2010s and gained prominence on TikTok around 2021.
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Words that rhyme with slime
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of slime.
Questions about saying slime
How do you pronounce slime?
Say SLYME. The American pronunciation is /slaɪm/. In British English it is /slaɪm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in slime?
Slime is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SLYME.
Do Americans and Brits say slime the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /slaɪm/ and the British form is /slaɪm/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.