How to Pronounce "bulb"
word
/ˈbəɫb/
buhlb
/bˈʌlb/
buhlb
Definition
A bulb is a rounded glass object that produces light when electricity passes through it, or the round underground part of some plants that stores food and can grow into a new plant.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈbəɫb/
British English
/bˈʌlb/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
buhlb
UK
buhlb
Listen in Context
Please change the bulb in the lamp.
An onion grows from a bulb underground.
The room was dark because the bulb burned out.
I bought energy-saving bulbs for the whole house.