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Intrigued Pronunciation
Intrigued is pronounced IN-treegd, IPA /ˈɪntrigd/.
IN-treegd
US /ˈɪntrigd/ · UK /ɪnˈtriːgd/
Syllables: IN · treegd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and verb: Curious and interested in something because it is strange or not fully explained.
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Two Ways to Say Intrigued
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- verb (was intrigued by something): /ˌɪnˈtrigd/ (in-TREEGD)
Intrigued in a Sentence
- I was intrigued by the name of the street.
- She looked intrigued rather than annoyed.
- The offer intrigued him enough to reply.
Common Mispronunciations of Intrigued
Not in-TRIG-yood
The gue at the end is a plain g with nothing after it, as in fatigue and league. No y or oo creeps in before the past tense d.
Not in-TRI-gyood
The vowel in the middle is a long ee. Intrigue rhymes with fatigue, so the stressed syllable is treeg and never trig.
Tip: Both in-TREEGD and IN-treegd are heard. The front stressed version is common when the word works as a plain adjective.
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