HOW TO PRONOUNCE
hymn
/hɪm/
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The n is silent.
It sounds like him. The n is silent.
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“Sing a hymn.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does hymn mean?
noun
- A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
verb
- To sing a hymn.
- To praise or extol in hymns.
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IPA pronunciation
/hɪm/
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His father watched him affectionately and hummed hymn tunes in the jovial way that was sometimes such a trial to Thea.
When the sounds of Rebecca’s devotional hymn had died away in silence, the low knock at the door was again renewed.
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At the first service the singing of a hymn was followed by the reading of Psalm 84, a discourse thereon, and prayer.
There was only one hymn book amongst the party, which made it necessary to write out copies of the hymns each week.
Or if he is impatient, Perhaps from time to time A simple hymn may suit the best, In short and easy rhyme.