English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Threatened Pronunciation
Threatened is pronounced THRE-tuhnd, IPA /ˈθrɛtənd/.
THRE-tuhnd
US /ˈθrɛtənd/ · UK /ˈθrɛtənd/
Syllables: THRE · tuhnd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past tense and past participle) and adjective: Warned that harm would follow, or at risk of harm or extinction.
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Threatened in a Sentence
- He threatened to resign over the decision.
- Several threatened species breed on the island.
- Rain threatened all afternoon and never arrived.
Common Mispronunciations of Threatened
Not THRE-tuh-ned
That ed buys no extra beat, because the n in front of it is already weak, so the word holds at two.
Not THREE-tuhnd
Clip the opening to the e of bed, since nothing in this family ever stretches it.
Tip: Threatened species, a threatened strike and a threatened look all take the same two-beat shape.
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