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How to Pronounce "wind up doing"

expression

ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈduɪŋ
WYND-up DOO-ing
ˈwaɪnd/ /ˈʌp/ /dˈuːɪŋ
WYND-up DOO-ing

Definition

To eventually do something, often unintentionally or as a result of circumstances, not because you planned to.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈduɪŋ

British English

ˈwaɪnd/ /ˈʌp/ /dˈuːɪŋ

Simplified Pronunciation

US

WYND-up DOO-ing

UK

WYND-up DOO-ing

Listen in Context

We wind up eating pizza every Friday.

She didn't plan to, but she wound up staying late at work.

If you skip breakfast, you might wind up feeling hungry before lunch.

I got lost downtown and wound up walking for hours.