How to pronounce pushed in American English

IPA /pʊʃt/ Syllables 1 · puusht Stress 1st syllable

PUUSHT

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Americans pronounce pushed as PUUSHT (/pʊʃt/). You'll hear it in sentences like "The bully pushed the bush into the brook".

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1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

p/p/

Press your lips together to stop the air, then release. No vocal cord vibration.

uu/ʊ/

Bring the corners of your lips in slightly so they push forward, but keep them relaxed. Lift the back of your tongue toward the roof of the mouth.

sh/ʃ/

Flare your lips and lift the mid-front tongue close to the roof of your mouth. Blow air through without voicing.

t/t/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Keep your jaw relaxed. Stop the air, then release with a puff.

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"The bully pushed the bush into the brook."

dhuh BUU·lee PUUSHT dhuh BUUSH IHN·tuh dhuh BRUUK

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Is the American pronunciation of "pushed" 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 "PUUSHT" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.