How To Pronounce Shrug
shrug
UK
Phonemic
/ʃrʌɡ/
Phonetic
[ʃrʌɡ̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃrʌɡ/
In British English, shrug is pronounced /ʃrʌɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃrʌɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃrʌɡ/.
Shrug 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
ʃrʌɡ
Shrug has one syllable in British English.
shrug + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ʃrʌɡz/
US
/ʃrʌɡz/
shrug + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ʃrʌɡd/
US
/ʃrʌɡd/
shrug + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈʃrʌɡ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃrʌɡ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Shrug
Questions About Shrug
How do you pronounce shrug in British English?
In British English, shrug is pronounced /ʃrʌɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃrʌɡ̚].
How do you pronounce shrug in American English?
In American English, shrug is pronounced /ʃrʌɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce shrug the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃrʌɡ/.
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