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How to pronounce swamped

Say it like SWAWMPT. Swamped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/swɔmpt/SWAWMPT
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SWAWMPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Swamped pronunciation, sound by sound

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

What does swamped mean?

adjective
  1. very busy; having too much to do“They have been swamped ever since they started advertising.”
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of swamp How to pronounce swamp

Questions about saying swamped

How do you pronounce swamped?

Say SWAWMPT. The American pronunciation is /swɔmpt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in swamped?

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

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