weld

/wɛld/

Syllables weld

Stress WELD

Phonics Breakdown

w

/w/

consonant sound

e

/ɛ/

short e

ld

/ld/

consonant blend

Meaning

to join metals by heating and melting; a joint made this way

Sound Reference

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w=/w/(we) + e=/ɛ/(bed) + ld=/ld/(cold)

Example

The worker will weld the two pieces of metal together.