How to pronounce “growing”
Say “growing” in 2 beats
growing
/ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɹəʊɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- ingɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɹəʊɪŋ/
- Respelling
- GROH-ing
- Syllables
- 2 — GROW-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GROW-ing. “grow” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/
/ɡɹəʊɪŋ/
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What “growing” means
- noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
“he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
- noun
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
- verb
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
“The weather turned nasty”
Say it in a sentence
“The company has been growing steadily since it launched.”“growing”, answered
How do you pronounce “growing”?
“growing” is pronounced /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ (GROH-ing) in American English and /ɡɹəʊɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “grow”. Build it as GROW-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “growing” have?
2: grow · ing. The beat lands on the first, “grow”.
Is “growing” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ (GROH-ing); British English says /ɡɹəʊɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “growing” mean?
As a noun: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level For example: “he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “growing”?
Stress the first syllable: GROW-ing. “grow” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “growing” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.