How to pronounce snag
Say it like SNAG. Snag is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SNAG
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Snag pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SNAGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of snag
American and British speakers say snag in essentially the same way: /snæɡ/ in the US and /snæɡ/ in the UK.
British respelling: SNAG.
What does snag mean?
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.“Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!”
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.“The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.”
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.“We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River.”
- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- A sausage.
- A goal.
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with snag
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Questions about saying snag
How do you pronounce snag?
Say SNAG. The American pronunciation is /snæɡ/. In British English it is /snæɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in snag?
Snag is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SNAG.
Do Americans and Brits say snag the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /snæɡ/ and the British form is /snæɡ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.