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How to pronounce skint
/skɪnt/ British English
SKINT
1 beat (syllable).
✗ Many people say
SKEENT
✓ Say
SKINT
My tip
It means you have no money. A short i, like in sit.
In a sentence
I can’t come out tonight. I’m skint!
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: SKINT.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce skint?
In British English, skint is pronounced /skɪnt/. Say it like this: SKINT. It means you have no money. A short i, like in sit.
How many syllables are in skint?
When you say it, skint has 1 syllable: SKINT.