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How to pronounce stormed

Say it like STORMD. Stormed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/stɔrmd/STORMD
UK British/stɔːmd/STAWMD
  • STORMD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stormed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. STORMDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

American vs British pronunciation of stormed

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: STAWMD.

What does stormed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of storm How to pronounce storm

Words that rhyme with stormed

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Questions about saying stormed

How do you pronounce stormed?

Say STORMD. The American pronunciation is /stɔrmd/. In British English it is /stɔːmd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in stormed?

Stormed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STORMD.

Is stormed pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /stɔːmd/ (STAWMD).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).