How to pronounce cry
cry
/kraɪ/
1 syllable
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Cry, sound by sound
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /aɪ/as in time | Glide from “ah” to a short “i”. One syllable. |
In a sentence
I felt an impulse to cry out loud.
Words that rhyme with cry
More words with the /r/ sound
- qatar/kʌˈtɑːr/
- jorge/ˈhɔːrheɪ/
- curacao/ˈkjʊrəsaʊ/
- genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/
- khmer/kmer/
- uranus/ˈjuːrənəs/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- kyrgyzstan/ˈkɪrgɪstæn/
- route/ruːt/
- charcuterie/ˈʃɑːrkʊtriː/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce cry?
Cry is pronounced /kraɪ/ in American English.
How many syllables are in cry?
Cry has 1 syllable.
What rhymes with cry?
versailles, awry, tsai, chai.