How to pronounce thring
Say it like THRING. Thring is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- THRING
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Thring pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- THRINGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of thring
American and British speakers say thring in essentially the same way: /θrɪŋ/ in the US and /θrɪŋ/ in the UK.
British respelling: THRING.
What does thring mean?
- To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
- To push; to force one's way.
Where does thring come from?
From Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan (“to press, squeeze, crowd”), from Proto-West Germanic *þringwan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, throng, crush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat, hew, press”).
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Words that rhyme with thring
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Questions about saying thring
How do you pronounce thring?
Say THRING. The American pronunciation is /θrɪŋ/. In British English it is /θrɪŋ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in thring?
Thring is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: THRING.
Do Americans and Brits say thring the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /θrɪŋ/ and the British form is /θrɪŋ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.