How to pronounce hung in American English

IPA /hʌŋ/ Syllables 1 · huhng Stress 1st syllable

HUHNG

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Americans pronounce hung as HUHNG (/hʌŋ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "She hung new pictures on the wall above the fireplace" or "She framed the watercolor painting and hung it in the hallway" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "hung".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

h/h/

Push a stream of air from your throat through your open mouth. No tongue or lip contact.

uh/ʌ/

Relax your lips, jaw, and tongue completely. Drop your jaw slightly and keep the tongue neutral.

ng/ŋ/

Lift the back of your tongue to the soft palate. Lower your soft palate to let air flow through your nose.

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"She framed the watercolor painting and hung it in the hallway."

shee FRAYMD dhuh WAH·der·kuh·ler PAYN·tuhng and HUHNG iht ihn dhuh HAHL·way

"She hung new pictures on the wall above the fireplace."

shee HUHNG noo PIHK·cherz ahn dhuh WAHL uh·BUHV dhuh FAHY·er·plays

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Is the American pronunciation of "hung" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "HUHNG" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.