How to pronounce stoop
Say it like STOOP. Stoop is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- STOOP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Stoop pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- STOOPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of stoop
American and British speakers say stoop in essentially the same way: /stup/ in the US and /stuːp/ in the UK.
British respelling: STOOP.
What does stoop mean?
- A stooping, bent position of the body.“The old man walked with a stoop.”
- An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
- A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout.
- To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.“He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.”
- To lower oneself; to demean oneself in doing something below one's status, standards, or morals.“Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?”
- Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
Where does stoop come from?
From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”).
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Words that rhyme with stoop
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Questions about saying stoop
How do you pronounce stoop?
Say STOOP. The American pronunciation is /stup/. In British English it is /stuːp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in stoop?
Stoop is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STOOP.
Do Americans and Brits say stoop the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /stup/ and the British form is /stuːp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.