English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cured Pronunciation
Cured is pronounced KYUURD, IPA /ˈkjʊrd/.
KYUURD
US /ˈkjʊrd/ · UK /ˈkjɔːd/
Syllables: KYUURD (1 syllable)
verb (past tense and past participle of cure); also adjective: Healed of an illness, or preserved by salting, drying or smoking.
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Cured in a Sentence
- The infection was cured in a week.
- They serve cured ham with the melon.
- Antibiotics cured him but left him exhausted.
Common Mispronunciations of Cured
Not KURD
Cured and curd are a single vowel apart, and the second is the lumpy part of milk. Keep the y glide and the rounded uu.
Not KYUU-ruhd
One beat holds the lot. Only a t or a d before the ed would earn a second.
Tip: Both senses are the same word. Meat is cured in the sense of being put right and kept sound.
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