how to pronounce stoned

/ˈstoʊnd/

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stoned is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… two decades now the stoned ape uh …”

meanings of stoned

adjective:

High on drugs, especially cannabis.
Exhilarated, intoxicated by something (such as love) other than drugs or alcohol.
Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol.
Containing stones.
Having had the stones removed.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of stone.

stoned frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word stoned occurs in english on average 3 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.