How to Pronounce "dynamite"
word
/ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/
DY-nuh-myt
/dˈaɪnɐmˌaɪt/
DY-nuh-myt
Definition
Dynamite is a powerful explosive used for blasting rock, demolishing buildings, or other controlled explosions. Informally, it can also describe someone or something that is extremely impressive, exciting, or effective.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/
British English
/dˈaɪnɐmˌaɪt/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DY-nuh-myt
UK
DY-nuh-myt
Listen in Context
Her new album is absolutely dynamite.
That joke landed like dynamite in the room.
The workers used dynamite to break the rock.
Police found dynamite in the old shed.