How to Pronounce "candle in the wind"
expression
KAN-dul in thuh/ thee WIND/ WYYND
KAND-ul in thuh/ thee WYYND
Definition
A poetic expression used to describe a person or thing that is fragile, vulnerable, or easily affected by challenges and difficulties, like a candle that could be blown out by the wind.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkændəɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd
British English
kˈændəl/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈwaɪnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAN-dul in thuh/ thee WIND/ WYYND
UK
KAND-ul in thuh/ thee WYYND
Listen in Context
She lived her whole life like a candle in the wind.
Many see the singer as a candle in the wind after her struggles.
He felt like a candle in the wind when he lost his job.
After the scandal, she was just a candle in the wind—lost and alone.