--- title: "How to pronounce \"walking wounded\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"walking wounded\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/x39fa4IDxsw/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/walking-wounded" --- # How to pronounce "walking wounded" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/wælkɪngwæʊndɛd/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **wal·kin·gwoun·ded** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "walking wounded" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "everyone that was sat down went flying into one another. The walking wounded climb from the wreckage. It It felt like I'd been in a bomb explosion." - **Watch at 0:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x39fa4IDxsw&t=19s) ### Example 2 *Accent: US* > "members as quote the walking wounded generation victims of an emotionless Asian culture that fails to offer unconditional parental affirmation so" - **Watch at 42:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIA6ifdFlM8&t=2535s) ### Example 3 > "The Sri Lankan Navy brought 32 survivors ashore. It seems that the Americans have decided that they can hit Iranian targets worldwide. Some of the rescued Iranians were walking wounded, others more seriously hurt. The attack will raise more questions about the legality of America's claim that this is a war of self-defense." - **Watch at 4:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3atHl2PncB4&t=267s) ### Example 4 > "that 50 people have been injured now as I said we've seen those pictures where it looks like I would describe as walking wounded but again we don't have the detail yet but what the ambulance service have said to us is that eight uh people are in a more serious condition um and that they have sent uh multiple" - **Watch at 3:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXKhKkTf4FQ&t=230s) ### Example 5 > "Andrew plant has more carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in Iran victims of the earthquake on stretchers others walking wounded as more and more of the injured arrived the earthquake struck after dark for rural" - **Watch at 0:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvYlaxOqxIY&t=44s) ### Example 6 > "appears to be the roof of the auditorium within the theater that's fallen down to the upper Circle the dress Circle and the Stalls consequently we've got a large number of casualties many of whom are walking wounded who have been rescued by firefighters paramedics and police officers and are currently being treated and taken to hospitals in the area as far as we know the Mo move collapsed above us um and and I think I I just obviously got a bang on very" - **Watch at 0:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJN5mVaU9qI&t=47s) ### Example 7 > "I think we're getting to the point where the the wheat and the chaff are beginning to be sorted out. Um there are clearly a number of financial institutions which although they will have survived will be walking wounded for many years and ultimately their fate is to be consolidated. There will be others where we're looking at JP Morgan clearly as a case in point um which have ridden the crisis incredibly well and who have the firepower to consolidate" - **Watch at 2:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSTsoIY1gSs&t=130s) ### Example 8 > "significant injuries but 50 passengers have minor injuries we've certainly seen those images on social media of what I would describe as the walking wounded where people are coming out dazed after this accident uh the Northern Ireland air ambulance is at the scene and we're told that there are doctors paramedics a" - **Watch at 1:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXKhKkTf4FQ&t=96s) ### Example 9 > "people injured there another eyewitness says he saw three guys three men um we have that report of something at voxhall and we have uh a witness saying that they saw uh walking wounded being taken to Liverpool Street uh covered in blood and bandages uh so to sum that up some sort of a an attack on this part of sou South London very popular this time of the night on a on a night like this um" - **Watch at 2:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD4CwV4Ps6I&t=127s) ### Example 10 *Accent: US* > "So here I am, once again a member of the walking wounded." - **Watch at 0:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbh5AQTX8r4&t=23s) ## How to Pronounce "walking wounded" - **Syllables**: wal · kin · gwoun · ded - **IPA**: `/wælkɪngwæʊndɛd/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [walking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/walking), [wounded](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wounded) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “walking wounded”? “walking wounded” is pronounced /wælkɪngwæʊndɛd/ (wal · kin · gwoun · ded). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “walking wounded”? “walking wounded” has 4 syllables: wal · kin · gwoun · ded. ### How can I hear “walking wounded” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “walking wounded” with synchronized subtitles. 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