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# How to pronounce "shrinks up" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ʃrɪnksʌp/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **shrin·ksup**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "shrinks up" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "Next, they heated the polystyrene, and it shrunk up like Shrinky Dinks, because it’s literally the same material! And as the metal on top shrinks up, it naturally corrugates. Once they had these tiny metal pieces, the engineers released them from the polystyrene and incorporated them into a wearable respiration monitor,"
- **Watch at 4:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7n8PWGtzbA&t=269s)


## How to Pronounce "shrinks up"

- **Syllables**: shrin · ksup
- **IPA**: `/ʃrɪnksʌp/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

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

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “shrinks up”?
“shrinks up” is pronounced /ʃrɪnksʌp/ (shrin · ksup). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “shrinks up”?
“shrinks up” has 2 syllables: shrin · ksup.

### How can I hear “shrinks up” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “shrinks up” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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