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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “driving”

“driving” is pronounced /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ (DRY-ving) in American English and /dɹaɪvɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “driv”.
The sound

Say “driving” in 2 beats

Say it like this

driving

/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/

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

2 beats
  1. drivdɹaɪstress
  2. ingvɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/dɹaɪvɪŋ/
Respelling
DRY-ving
Syllables
2 — DRIV-ing
Stress
Stress the first syllable: DRIV-ing. “driv” 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

/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/

British

/dɹaɪvɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “driving” means

  1. noun

    hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

    “he sliced his drive out of bounds”

  2. noun

    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

  3. verb

    operate or control a vehicle

    “drive a car or bus”

Say it in a sentence

“She spent most of the trip driving through the mountains.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɹraɪlong ivvɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“driving”, answered

How do you pronounce “driving”?

“driving” is pronounced /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ (DRY-ving) in American English and /dɹaɪvɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “driv”. Build it as DRIV-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “driving” have?

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

Is “driving” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ (DRY-ving); British English says /dɹaɪvɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “driving” mean?

As a noun: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver For example: “he sliced his drive out of bounds” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “driving”?

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

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