How to Pronounce "packed to the gills"
expression
PAKT tuh thuh GILZ
PAKT too thuh GILZ
Definition
Used to describe something that is extremely full or crowded, with no room left for anything else.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpækt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɪɫz
British English
pˈækt/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɪlz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAKT tuh thuh GILZ
UK
PAKT too thuh GILZ
Listen in Context
The bus was packed to the gills this morning.
The stadium was packed to the gills for the game.
My suitcase is packed to the gills.
By the time we arrived, the restaurant was already packed to the gills.