English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bile Pronunciation
Bile is pronounced BYL, IPA /ˈbaɪl/.
BYL
US /ˈbaɪl/ · UK /ˈbaɪl/
Syllables: BYL (1 syllable)
noun: The bitter fluid produced by the liver to help digest fat, or bitter anger.
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Bile in a Sentence
- Bile is stored in the gall bladder.
- The letter was full of bile.
- He tasted bile at the back of his throat.
Common Mispronunciations of Bile
Not BIL
Lengthen the vowel to the i of mile. Clipped, it becomes bill.
Not BY-luh
The final e only stretches the vowel in front of it and is never spoken.
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