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pronouncing

Saypruh-NOWNS-ing/pɹəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

Noun pluralpronouncings

2 meanings of pronouncing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of pronounce.

    The announcer is pronouncing each name as the graduates cross the stage.

    Pronouncing French vowels correctly takes a lot of practice.

    Note

    One spelling does two grammatical jobs here. After a form of be it builds the progressive, and on its own it works as a gerund in noun positions. It carries both families of pronounce: formal declaring (pronouncing a patient dead, pronouncing judgment) and plain articulating (pronouncing a vowel). Only context separates them. The noun meaning a declaration shares the spelling but takes a plural: pronouncings.

  2. 2
    noun
    Something said aloud, especially a formal declaration of an opinion or decision.

    Similarpronouncement, declaration

pronouncing is a form of pronounce

pronounce, verb: To sound out a word or phrase; to articulate its sounds. Full entry

Forms
pronouncepronounces he/she/itpronouncing -ing formpronounced past tense, past participle
Spelling
pronounce → pronouncing: drop the e, add -ing

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