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How to pronounce thrills

Say it like THRILZ. Thrills is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/θrɪlz/THRILZ
UK British/θrɪlz/THRILZ
  • THRILZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Thrills pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. THRILZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of thrills

American and British speakers say thrills in essentially the same way: /θrɪlz/ in the US and /θrɪlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: THRILZ.

What does thrills mean?

noun
  1. plural of thrill How to pronounce thrill
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thrill How to pronounce thrill

Questions about saying thrills

How do you pronounce thrills?

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

How many syllables are in thrills?

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

Do Americans and Brits say thrills the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /θrɪlz/ and the British form is /θrɪlz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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