HOW TO PRONOUNCE
imminent
/ˈɪmənənt/
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Start with the short i vowel of sit. Keep the remaining vowels light; the double m spelling does not create an extra syllable.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The announcement said a decision was imminent.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does imminent mean?
adjective
- About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɪmənənt/
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Then at once they reached and hovered upon the imminent verge of sleep—but an intruder came, now, that would not “down.”
They were suddenly MINE, and lately, as my doom became more and more imminent, they had seemed fading away into little strangers.
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A further crash and blasting of cherished hopes appeared imminent, but at this moment another Royal personage came to the inventor's aid.
The peril is imminent, and the difficulty of subsequent escape great, to any one overtaken by bad weather between the two ranges.
I expected he would urge us to abridge our search, as there seemed to be imminent danger of the ice breaking up.