I'm vietnamese so hearing the word "hurt" pronounced like this in my family is pretty common. 2nd is worst and 4th is best. Do know that I'm from US and there is a difference in american english and british english. British english is easier on the tongue for words like "hurt" or "world". Answer from UniqueScars on reddit.com
hurt
/hûrt/
intransitive verb
  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure.
    The fall hurt his back.
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part).
    I hurt my knee skiing.
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress.
    The remark hurt his feelings.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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How to pronounce HURT in English
November 18, 2025 - How to pronounce HURT. How to say HURT. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Learn more.
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I'm vietnamese so hearing the word "hurt" pronounced like this in my family is pretty common. 2nd is worst and 4th is best. Do know that I'm from US and there is a difference in american english and british english. British english is easier on the tongue for words like "hurt" or "world". More on reddit.com
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How to Pronounce hurt Phonetically (With Audio)?
How to say hurt in English? Pronunciation of hurt with 25 audio pronunciations, 71 synonyms, 12 meanings, 1 antonym, 32 sentences and more for hurt. More on howtopronounce.com
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Does anyone else pronounce hrt like hurt or am I just an idiot?
Lmao. I pronounce it as an acronym, but in my native language so 'hoo-är-tee', h - r - t. More on reddit.com
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pronunciation: hurt /ɜːʔ
I remember how much it hurt. 'Hurt' is usually pronounced as /hɜːt/. Would you be so kind as to tell me whether it is pronounced as /ɜːʔ/ (where ʔ is the glottal stop) in certain accents and dialects of English? Thanks. More on forum.wordreference.com
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HURT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
2 weeks ago - HURT meaning: 1. to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain: 2. to cause…. Learn more.
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Compare Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną, *hreutaną (“to fall, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to fall, beat, smash, strike, break”); however, the earliest instances of the verb in Middle English are as old as those found in Old French, which leads to the possibility that the Middle English word may instead be a reflex of an unrecorded Old English *hyrtan, which later merged with the Old French verb. Germanic cognates include Dutch horten (“to push against, strike”), Middle Low German hurten (“to run at, collide with”), Middle High German hurten (“to push, bump, attack, storm, invade”), Old Norse hrútr (“battering ram”).
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How to pronounce hurt in English - Definition and synonyms of hurt in English
How to pronounce hurt in English. The definition of hurt is: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture...
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How to Pronounce hurt in English | Promova
Discover over 100,000 words and easily learn English pronunciation online! Find how to pronounce a word and practice it in our free word pronouncer for English learners! ... (nou) any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (nou) psychological suffering (nou) feelings of mental or physical pain (nou) a damage or loss (nou) the act of damaging something or someone ... She is hurt by the reproof.
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pronunciation: hurt /ɜːʔ
October 4, 2016 - See also: glottal stops in British English? and The glottal stop If you are trying to pin down an accent, there will be more clues in other parts of the pronunciation. ... Thank you PaulQ! ... Click to expand... I'm more interested in this case (given that 'hurt' is actually reduced to just /ɜːʔ/) in how 'it' is connected to 'hurt'.
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English Pronunciation of Get hurt. Learn how to pronounce Get hurt in English with video, audio, and syllable-by-syllable spelling from the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Pronounce hurt with Precision | English Pronunciation Dictionary | Howjsay
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