Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shorted

/ʃˈɔɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
short-ed
IPA
/ʃˈɔɹtɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of short

adj

Dressed in shorts.

Example Sentences

Derived Forms

unshorted

Rhymes With

reported supported imported transported sorted escorted purported assorted resorted aborted thwarted ported

Questions

How do you pronounce shorted?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɔɹtɪd/.
What does shorted mean?
simple past and past participle of short

How to pronounce shorted

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