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How to pronounce surged

Say it like SURJD. Surged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/sɝdʒd/SURJD
UK British/sɜːdʒd/SURJD
  • SURJD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Surged pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SURJDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ur" in nurse.

American vs British pronunciation of surged

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

British respelling: SURJD.

What does surged mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of surge How to pronounce surge“The lighting surged through the man's body.”

Words that rhyme with surged

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Questions about saying surged

How do you pronounce surged?

Say SURJD. The American pronunciation is /sɝdʒd/. In British English it is /sɜːdʒd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in surged?

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

Is surged 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 /sɜːdʒd/ (SURJD).

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