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