How to Pronounce "stone dead"
expression
ˈstoʊn/ /ˈdɛd
STOHN-DED
stˈəʊn/ /dˈɛd
STOHN-DED
Definition
Completely and totally dead, with no chance of being alive. Used for dramatic emphasis.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstoʊn/ /ˈdɛd
British English
stˈəʊn/ /dˈɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STOHN-DED
UK
STOHN-DED
Listen in Context
The bird was stone dead when we found it.
He checked the fish and it was stone dead.
After the storm, the tree was stone dead.
By the time help arrived, the battery was stone dead and the car wouldn’t start.