How to pronounce noon in American English
NOON
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Americans pronounce noon as NOON (/nun/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "noon" sounds like NOON.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, the way sentences stop sounding like a list and start sounding like speech. It comes out as NOON.
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"It must be getting close to noon."
iht muhst bee GEH·duhng KLOHS tuh NOON
"The cloud surrounded the mountain house around noon."
dhuh KLOWD suh·ROWN·duhd dhuh MOWN·tuhn HOWS uh·ROWND NOON
"The huge boom shook the room at noon."
dhuh HYOOJ BOOM SHUUK dhuh ROOM uht NOON
"The morning fog cleared up by noon and it became beautiful."
dhuh MOR·nuhng FAHG KLEERD UHP bahy NOON and iht buh·KAYM BYOO·tuh·fuhl
"The sunny noon was nice enough for a nap."
dhuh SUH·nee NOON wuhz NAHYS uh·NUHF fer uh NAP
"We're meeting at noon, aren't we?"
weer MEE·duhng uht NOON ARNT wee
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Is the American pronunciation of "noon" 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 "NOON" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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