How to pronounce thin in American English
THIHN
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Americans pronounce thin as THIHN (/θɪn/).
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"Ten men ran in the thin green line."
TEHN MEHN RAN ihn dhuh THIHN GREEN LAHYN
"The athlete was thin but very strong."
dhee ATH·leet wuhz THIHN buht VEH·ree STRAHNG
"The curtains in the bedroom are too thin to block the sunlight."
dhuh KUR·tuhnz ihn dhuh BEH·droom er TOO THIHN tuh BLAHK dhuh SUHN·lahyt
"The editor said the credits were spread too thin."
dhee EH·duh·der sehd dhuh KREH·duhts wer SPREHD TOO THIHN
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Is the American pronunciation of "thin" 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 "THIHN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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