How do you pronounce syringe?

The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/.

syringe

/səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: sy-ringe
IPA: /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/

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Meaning

noun

A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.

noun

A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

verb

To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.

Transitive verb

verb

To inject by means of a syringe.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In Kelly’s case, once the baby was admitted to the hospital, she began to use formula, fed through a syringe—she was told to avoid bottles because the baby would reject the breast."
"an ear syringe"
"Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!"

Etymology

From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: syringe, syrinx, σῦριγξ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/
British English: /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

syringes (plural) syringes (present, singular) syringing (participle, present) syringed (participle, past) syringed (past)

Derived Forms

microsyringe nanosyringe syringable syringeable syringeful syringeless syringelike

Phrases

butterfly syringe garden syringe gas syringe hypodermic syringe ink syringe meat syringe shoot up

Frequently Paired Words

inject intravenous needle shoot up 💉

Rhymes With

fringe binge cringe hinge infringe tinge inge twinge singe impinge minge unhinge