How to Pronounce "sleep funny"
expression
ˈsɫip/ /ˈfəni
SLEEP FUH-nee
slˈiːp/ /fˈʌni
sleep FUNN-ee
Definition
To sleep in a strange or awkward position, often causing discomfort, soreness, or body aches.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɫip/ /ˈfəni
British English
slˈiːp/ /fˈʌni
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLEEP FUH-nee
UK
sleep FUNN-ee
Listen in Context
I think I slept funny last night. My neck hurts.
If you sleep funny, you can wake up with a sore back.
He always sleeps funny on airplanes and wakes up with a headache.
Ugh, I must have slept funny—my shoulder's killing me this morning.