How To Pronounce Gush
gush
UK
Phonemic
/ɡʌʃ/
Phonetic
[ɡʌʃ]
US
Phonemic
/ɡʌʃ/
In British English, gush is pronounced /ɡʌʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡʌʃ/.
Gush 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
ɡʌʃ
Gush has one syllable in British English.
gush + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪz/
gush + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡʌʃt/
US
/ɡʌʃt/
gush + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Gush
Questions About Gush
How do you pronounce gush in British English?
In British English, gush is pronounced /ɡʌʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌʃ].
How do you pronounce gush in American English?
In American English, gush is pronounced /ɡʌʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce gush the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡʌʃ/.
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