How to Pronounce "ransack"
word
ˈɹænˌsæk
RAN-sak
ɹˈænsæk
ran-SAK
Definition
To search a place or container in a very thorough and often messy or violent way, usually to steal things or look for something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹænˌsæk
British English
ɹˈænsæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RAN-sak
UK
ran-SAK
Listen in Context
Thieves ransacked the store last night.
They ransacked his room looking for money.
Soldiers ransacked the abandoned house.
My bag looked like it had been ransacked after my little brother went through it.