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# How to pronounce "skinnie" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/skɪnnɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **skin·nie**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Alternative letter-case form of skinnie

### Example Sentences
- "skinnier it gets. By the time you get to the top of the the top of the boss, they're not necessarily going to be given a big 100-page report of"
- "skinnier but the prices of Commodities are going up I mean there must be some kind of connection well cotton and silk P I got to"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "skinnie" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "You got people sort of in the kind of bottom half doing the work with all the papers. The higher you go up the pyramid, the skinnier it gets. By the time you get to the top of the the top of the boss, they're not necessarily going to be given a big 100-page report of something. They might be given a one side of A4. They might even have a"
- **Watch at 18:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6k7psZKSM&t=1132s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "for blue Phoenix and he's here to tell us all about it John good to have you with us here on BL let see you again like the commodity the ties are getting skinnier but the prices of Commodities are going up I mean there must be some kind of connection well cotton and silk P I got to that's I'm serious you got you got to save on the silk got to save on the Cotton are these commodity prices going to increase like they have been in the"
- **Watch at 0:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJAlonyDPA&t=22s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "skinnier and skinnier now that's a classical description what actually happens Quantum mechanically is more complicated and involves"
- **Watch at 47:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnItLp3NR5I&t=2865s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "skinnier and that's what risk management is and you have much more adaptive"
- **Watch at 98:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlHbt5jja4&t=5923s)

### Example 5
*Accent: AUS*
> "Skinnier arms, skinnier legs, a bigger bum, flat stomach, bigger boobs."
- **Watch at 1:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne4pJ9QZQMM&t=68s)

### Example 6
*Accent: AUS*
> "skinnier and skinnier all the time it might be hard but she's a long"
- **Watch at 9:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNONF_FS1cM&t=543s)

### Example 7
*Accent: AUS*
> "skinnier with hard work which encourages people to try and then beat themselves up when they fail it's like the Quest"
- **Watch at 15:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqgVx1orxCE&t=942s)

### Example 8
*Accent: UK*
> "skinnier they hated the food over there so I'm trying to fatten them up a bit um and the markings are slightly different because the markings can always vary and"
- **Watch at 0:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jBa-WRQzzw&t=41s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "were skinnier? Except for their boobs."
- **Watch at 17:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WapZQ_LwFM&t=1029s)

### Example 10
> "it needed to be skinnied out."
- **Watch at 12:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y__PvYI3vqw&t=764s)


## How to Pronounce "skinnie"

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

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[skinnies](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skinnies), [skinnied](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skinnied), [skinnier](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skinnier)


## Related Pronunciations

[skiddie](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiddie), [ski](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ski), [skiability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiability), [skiable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiable), [skiagram](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiagram), [skiagraphed](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiagraphed), [skiagraphing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiagraphing), [skiagraphs](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skiagraphs)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “skinnie”?
“skinnie” is pronounced /skɪnnɪ/ (skin · nie). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “skinnie”?
“skinnie” has 2 syllables: skin · nie.

### What does “skinnie” mean?
Alternative letter-case form of skinnie

### How can I hear “skinnie” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “skinnie” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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