How to Pronounce "spread like wildfire"
expression
ˈspɹɛd/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈwaɪɫdˌfaɪɝ
SPRED lyk WYLD-fyr
spɹˈɛd/ /lˈaɪk/ /wˈaɪldfaɪə
sp-RED lyk WYLD-fy-uh
Definition
If something spreads like wildfire, it becomes known or popular extremely quickly, like news or rumors moving fast from person to person.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈspɹɛd/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈwaɪɫdˌfaɪɝ
British English
spɹˈɛd/ /lˈaɪk/ /wˈaɪldfaɪə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SPRED lyk WYLD-fyr
UK
sp-RED lyk WYLD-fy-uh
Listen in Context
The news about the concert spread like wildfire.
Rumors at school spread like wildfire.
The funny video spread like wildfire on social media.
Once the secret got out, it spread like wildfire among the employees.