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Hind Leg Pronunciation

Hind Leg is pronounced HYND-LEG, IPA /ˈhaɪnd ˈlɛg/.

HYND-LEG

US /ˈhaɪnd ˈlɛg/  ·  UK /ˈhaɪnd ˈlɛg/

Syllables: HYND · LEG (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun (phrase): Either of the two back legs of a four-legged animal.

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Hind Leg in a Sentence

  • The dog favours its left hind leg after a long walk.
  • A rabbit can drum a warning with one hind leg.
  • She found a thorn in the pony's hind leg.

Common Mispronunciations of Hind Leg

Not HIND LEG, with a short i

Hind has the long eye of find, so the first word rhymes with kind. The short-i reading belongs to hinder.

Not HYND lig

Leg keeps the short e of bed and its own stress, since both words in the phrase are heard clearly.

Tip: Two stresses, one on each word: HYND LEG.

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