paint

/peɪnt/

Syllables paint

Stress PAINT

Phonics Breakdown

p

/p/

voiceless th

ai

/eɪ/

long ai

nt

/nt/

ng sound

Meaning

to cover a surface with paint; paint

Sound Reference

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p=/p/(pen) + ai=/eɪ/(rain) + nt=/nt/(ant)

Example

They plan to paint the wall blue.