How to pronounce slimeball
Say it like SLYME-bawl. Slimeball has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SLYME).
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- SLYME
- bawl
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Slimeball 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.
- bawlGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of slimeball
American and British speakers say slimeball in essentially the same way: /ˈslaɪmˌbɔl/ in the US and /ˈslaɪmbɔːl/ in the UK.
British respelling: SLYME-bawl.
What does slimeball mean?
- A round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance such as mucus.
- A mucus-coated lump containing the cercariae (“parasitic larvae”) of a liver fluke (of the phylum Platyhelminthes).
Where does slimeball come from?
From slime + ball. Sense 1 (“a round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance”) is a calque of German Schleimkugel, from Schleim (“mucus, slime”) + Kugel (“ball”), while sense 1.1 (“a mucus-coated lump containing the c
Questions about saying slimeball
How do you pronounce slimeball?
Say SLYME-bawl. The American pronunciation is /ˈslaɪmˌbɔl/. In British English it is /ˈslaɪmbɔːl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in slimeball?
Slimeball has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SLYME). Broken into parts: SLYME · bawl.
Do Americans and Brits say slimeball the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈslaɪmˌbɔl/ and the British form is /ˈslaɪmbɔːl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.