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How to pronounce flood
/flʌd/ British English
FLUD
1 beat (syllable).
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FLOOD
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FLUD
My tip
It rhymes with blood and mud: FLUD.
In a sentence
There’s a flood warning for the river.
Now you say it
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Questions
How do you pronounce flood?
In British English, flood is pronounced /flʌd/. Say it like this: FLUD. It rhymes with blood and mud: FLUD.
How many syllables are in flood?
When you say it, flood has 1 syllable: FLUD.