How to Pronounce "guillotined"
word
ˈɡijəˌtin/, /ˈɡɪɫəˌtin
GILL-uh-teen-d
ɡˈɪlətˌiːnd
gill-uh-TEEND
Definition
Executed or killed by the guillotine, a device used to behead people, especially during the French Revolution.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡijəˌtin/, /ˈɡɪɫəˌtin
British English
ɡˈɪlətˌiːnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GILL-uh-teen-d
UK
gill-uh-TEEND
Listen in Context
The king was guillotined during the revolution.
Many prisoners were guillotined in the 18th century.
She read about someone who was guillotined in Paris.
He felt like his career had been guillotined after the scandal.