English Explanatory Dictionary

hurry-furry merger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phonemic merger where the vowels in hut and fur are pronounced identically before /ɹ/, making the words hurry and furry rhyme.

Pronunciation

/ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/ [ˌhʌɹɪj ˈfəːɹɪj ˌməːdʒə] /ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɛ.ɹi ˌmɛɹ.dʒɚ/ /ˌhɛ.ɹi ˈfɛ.ɹi ˌmɛɹ.dʒɚ/ /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/ /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfeː.ɹi ˌmeː.dʒə/ /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfɛː.ɹi ˌmɛː.dʒə/ /ˌhʌ.ɹe ˈfʌː.ɹe ˌmɛɹ.dʒəɹ/ /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/ /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈføː.ɹi ˌmøː.dʒə/

Word forms

hurry-furry merger
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