To pronounce "pump", say PUMP — one syllable, IPA /pʌmp/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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IPA
"pump" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with plump and thump, if that helps it stick.
noun
“This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.”
“It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.”
verb
“I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.”
“He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Pump" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "pump" is /pʌmp/.
Pump: A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
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