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pronouncing

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pronouncing.

Editorial note

Now I do not mean careful pronouncing every word, but instead focus on completing an entire thought before talking.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

An utterance; a pronouncement.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pronouncing gathered in one view.

noun

An utterance; a pronouncement.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pronouncing.

noun

An utterance; a pronouncement.

Example sentences

1

Now I do not mean careful pronouncing every word, but instead focus on completing an entire thought before talking.

2

You do indeed have some hope of pronouncing that and explaining it to a cab driver without actually speaking Vietnamese.

3

They stared to smile him, always listening to every single word he was pronouncing.

4

I don't know the language-family status of Sumerian, but it's written the same way, which is obviously helpful in pronouncing it.

5

I 100% agree that the recruiter would have an adverse reaction to a city name that they have a difficult time pronouncing.

6

Anyone who tried pronouncing it letter-by-letter would sound hopelessly uninformed.

7

The other day I was reading something that included a word I have some trouble pronouncing (sorry, don't remember what it was now).

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So I've just been pronouncing it wrong the past 30 years.

9

I've already started pronouncing aluminium like Jony.

10

I even have friends who just straight up used completely different names when living in English speaking countries to avoid the whole problem with no one pronouncing their names right.

11

If it were an acronym for 'Giraffe Interchange Format' then I would probably feel more favorable to the idea of pronouncing it as 'Jif', but it isn't and I don't.

12

But we should really pause before pronouncing --- based on Bayes, blogs and journalists --- that the cursory judgement of a non-profesional who wasn't in the court is superior to the considered judgement of judge and jury made in full cognisance of the likely outcome of conviction after listening to all the evidence including first hand witness testimony.

Quote examples

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The only the that bothered me was that the British guy got a pass for pronouncing "Java" with an "R".

2

I also started to pronounce my name "wrong" when I was living in England to conform with how everybody else was pronouncing.

3

Are people pronouncing this word like "Diskqueue"?

4

I experienced a similar effect when I realised I'd been spelling and pronouncing "Seinfeld" as "Seinfield" for a long time.

Proper noun examples

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Pronouncing skills (the absent of) of native English speakers constantly surprises me.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pronouncing in a sentence?

Now I do not mean careful pronouncing every word, but instead focus on completing an entire thought before talking.

What does pronouncing mean?

An utterance; a pronouncement.

What part of speech is pronouncing?

pronouncing is commonly used as noun.