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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “coming”

“coming” is pronounced /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ (KU-ming) in American English and /kʌmɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “com”.
The sound

Say “coming” in 2 beats

Say it like this

coming

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kʌmɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. comkʌstress
  2. ingmɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈkʌmɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/kʌmɪŋ/
Respelling
KU-ming
Syllables
2 — COM-ing
Stress
Stress the first syllable: COM-ing. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

British

/kʌmɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “coming” means

  1. noun

    the act of drawing spatially closer to something

    “the hunter's approach scattered the geese”

  2. noun

    arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

    “the advent of the computer”

  3. noun

    the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

    “the approach of winter”

Say it in a sentence

“She could hear the train coming from far down the tracks.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
kkʌshort ummɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“coming”, answered

How do you pronounce “coming”?

“coming” is pronounced /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ (KU-ming) in American English and /kʌmɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “com”. Build it as COM-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “coming” have?

2: com · ing. The beat lands on the first, “com”.

Is “coming” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ (KU-ming); British English says /kʌmɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “coming” mean?

As a noun: the act of drawing spatially closer to something For example: “the hunter's approach scattered the geese” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “coming”?

Stress the first syllable: COM-ing. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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