How to pronounce Aimlessly
Aimlessly has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "aym". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Aimlessly syllables
Aimlessly has 3 syllables: AYM-luh-slee.
- AYMeɪm
- luhlə
- sleesli
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Aimlessly in a sentence
- He wandered aimlessly around the airport until his gate was announced.
- The meeting drifted aimlessly because nobody had set an agenda.
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce aimlessly?
Aimlessly is pronounced /ˈeɪm.lə.sli/, or AYM-luh-slee in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "aym".
How many syllables are in aimlessly?
3: AYM-luh-slee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use aimlessly in a sentence?
He wandered aimlessly around the airport until his gate was announced. The meeting drifted aimlessly because nobody had set an agenda.
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