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How to pronounce thrun

Say it like THRUHN. Thrun is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/θrʌn/THRUHN
UK British/θrʌn/THRUHN
  • THRUHN
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Thrun pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. THRUHNSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.

American vs British pronunciation of thrun

American and British speakers say thrun in essentially the same way: /θrʌn/ in the US and /θrʌn/ in the UK.

British respelling: THRUHN.

What does thrun mean?

verb
  1. past participle of throw How to pronounce throw“If only you'd thrun 'er a little harder there now”
  2. past of throw How to pronounce throw“Your man thrun it again' the wall. Careless, so he is.”

Words that rhyme with thrun

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of thrun.

Questions about saying thrun

How do you pronounce thrun?

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

How many syllables are in thrun?

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

Do Americans and Brits say thrun the same way?

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

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