HOW TO PRONOUNCE
heroic
/hɪˈɹoʊɪk/
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Keep the last two vowels separate.
The second syllable contains the stressed oh vowel. It is followed by a separate short i vowel before k, rather than collapsing the ending into one vowel.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The rescue was a heroic effort.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does heroic mean?
adjective
- Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
- Courageous; displaying heroism.
- Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.
More meanings (1)
noun
- A heroic verse.
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IPA pronunciation
/hɪˈɹoʊɪk/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Behind her was another, with a still, heroic form, wrapped in his own starry flag, lying on the quarter deck—the gallant Lawrence.
“I am a bachelor by nature, as you know, Sue,” he said, in a heroic attempt to put her at her ease.
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Madame de Bellegarde closed her eyes and gave a little cough, which, as a piece of dissimulation, struck Newman as really heroic.
It is not necessary to go back to the heroic ages to see what crowds are capable of in this latter direction.
But in the interim, some Spanish regiments had marched in, and every attempt to gain it was repulsed by their heroic intrepidity.