How to Pronounce "dead air"
expression
ˈdɛd/ /ˈɛɹ
DED AIR
dˈɛd/ /ˈeə
DED AIR
Definition
A period of silence during a radio or TV broadcast when nothing is being transmitted. In conversation, it means an awkward silence when nobody speaks.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɛd/ /ˈɛɹ
British English
dˈɛd/ /ˈeə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DED AIR
UK
DED AIR
Listen in Context
There was dead air on the radio for two minutes.
The show had some dead air before the host spoke again.
She tried to avoid dead air by asking questions.
Nobody knew what to say, so there was a lot of dead air at the party.