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Resin Pronunciation

Resin is pronounced RE-zuhn, IPA /ˈrɛzən/.

RE-zuhn

US /ˈrɛzən/  ·  UK /ˈrɛzɪn/

Syllables: RE · zuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: A sticky substance that seeps from trees, or a synthetic version used in plastics.

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Resin in a Sentence

  • Resin had hardened on the bark.
  • The handles are cast in resin.
  • Pine resin gets everywhere.

Common Mispronunciations of Resin

Not REE-zin

Clip the opening e to the vowel of bed, which is what keeps resin apart from reason.

Not RE-sin

Buzz that s as a z, the way it goes in prison and present.

Tip: Two beats, RE-zuhn, and reason is its long-vowel twin, REE-zuhn.

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