Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shielded

/ʃˈildɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
shield-ed
IPA
/ʃˈildɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of shield

adj

Provided with, or possessing, a shield.

adj

Protected by a shield.

adj

Protected from influence or danger.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more shielded (comparative) most shielded (superlative)

Derived Forms

deshielded nonshielded shieldedly unshielded

Phrases

shielded arc welding shielded cable shielded joint shielded line shielded pair shielded room shielded twisted pair

Rhymes With

yielded fielded wielded

Questions

How do you pronounce shielded?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈildɪd/.
What does shielded mean?
simple past and past participle of shield

How to pronounce shielded

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