how to pronounce shorted

/ˈʃɔːɹtɪd/

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shorted is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of shorted in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… heavily shorted you result in a negative …”

meanings of shorted

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of short.

adjective:

Dressed in shorts.

shorted frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shorted occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.