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# How to pronounce "waterfunk" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/wætɛrfʌnk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **wa·ter·funk**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Someone who is afraid to go into water; a hydrophobe.
  - *Example*: "We remember in ancient times, when William IV. was king, on a magnificent sheet of brownish water, gracefully named Duck Puddle, a select little coterie of waterfunks (the title sufficiently explains itself—Etonicè frousts) would be unjustifiably but carefully placed on two old punts, or on a punt and an unhinged door, massive as that of Gaza, and on those treacherous rafts committed like Danae to the mercy of the waves."

### Example Sentences
- "We remember in ancient times, when William IV. was king, on a magnificent sheet of brownish water, gracefully named Duck Puddle, a select little coterie of waterfunks (the title sufficiently explains itself—Etonicè frousts) would be unjustifiably but carefully placed on two old punts, or on a punt and an unhinged door, massive as that of Gaza, and on those treacherous rafts committed like Danae to the mercy of the waves."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "waterfunk"

- **Syllables**: wa · ter · funk
- **IPA**: `/wætɛrfʌnk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “waterfunk”?
“waterfunk” is pronounced /wætɛrfʌnk/ (wa · ter · funk). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “waterfunk”?
“waterfunk” has 3 syllables: wa · ter · funk.

### What does “waterfunk” mean?
Someone who is afraid to go into water; a hydrophobe.


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