How to Pronounce "the whole wide world"
expression
thuh HOHL WYDE WURLD
thuh HOHL WYDE WURLED
Definition
An informal and emphatic way to refer to all people or places in the entire world; used to mean everywhere or everyone, often in a dramatic or emotional context.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhoʊɫ/ /ˈwaɪd/ /ˈwɝɫd
British English
ðə, ði/ /hˈəʊl/ /wˈaɪd/ /wˈɜːld
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh HOHL WYDE WURLD
UK
thuh HOHL WYDE WURLED
Listen in Context
I searched the whole wide world for this book.
You are the best friend in the whole wide world.
She wants to travel around the whole wide world.
If I could go anywhere in the whole wide world, I'd pick Japan.