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# How to pronounce "heepish" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hɪːpɪʃ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hee·pish**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness.
  - *Example*: "The London Times will, we presume, impugn the motives of the charity—call it Pecksniffian and Heep-ish—or possibly try to prove that the Federals had no hand in the good deed."

### Example Sentences
- "The London Times will, we presume, impugn the motives of the charity—call it Pecksniffian and Heep-ish—or possibly try to prove that the Federals had no hand in the good deed."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "heepish"

- **Syllables**: hee · pish
- **IPA**: `/hɪːpɪʃ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Pronunciations

[headish](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headish)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “heepish”?
“heepish” is pronounced /hɪːpɪʃ/ (hee · pish). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “heepish”?
“heepish” has 2 syllables: hee · pish.

### What does “heepish” mean?
Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness.


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