How To Pronounce Glint
glint
UK
Phonemic
/ɡlɪnt/
Phonetic
[ɡlɪ̃nt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡlɪnt/
In British English, glint is pronounced /ɡlɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɪ̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡlɪnt/.
Glint has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
ɡlɪnt
Glint has one syllable in British English.
glint + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡlɪnts/
US
/ɡlɪnts/
glint + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡlɪn.tɪd/
US
/ˈɡlɪn.t̯ɪd/
glint + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡlɪn.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡlɪn.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Glint
Questions About Glint
How do you pronounce glint in British English?
In British English, glint is pronounced /ɡlɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɪ̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce glint in American English?
In American English, glint is pronounced /ɡlɪnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce glint the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡlɪnt/.
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