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How to pronounce winced

Say it like WINST. Winced is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wɪnst/WINST
UK British/wɪnst/WINST
  • WINST
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Winced pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of winced

American and British speakers say winced in essentially the same way: /wɪnst/ in the US and /wɪnst/ in the UK.

British respelling: WINST.

What does winced mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of wince How to pronounce wince

Words that rhyme with winced

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Questions about saying winced

How do you pronounce winced?

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

How many syllables are in winced?

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

Do Americans and Brits say winced the same way?

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

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