How to pronounce putty
American English pronunciation
PUH-tee
- IPA
- /ˈpʌti/
- Syllables
- PUH · tee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What putty means
A soft paste that hardens, used to fill holes and cracks
In a sentence: Dad pressed putty into the crack around the window to stop the draft.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word that first meant "a potful," from the word for a pot.
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