How to pronounce “looking”
Say “looking” in 2 beats
looking
/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lʊkɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- looklʊstress
- ingkɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /lʊkɪŋ/
- Respelling
- LUU-king
- Syllables
- 2 — LOOK-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LOOK-ing. “look” 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
/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
/lʊkɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “looking” means
- noun
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
“he went out to have a look”
- noun
the act of searching visually
- verb
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
“She looked over the expanse of land”
Say it in a sentence
“She spent the afternoon looking for her lost earring.”“looking”, answered
How do you pronounce “looking”?
“looking” is pronounced /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ (LUU-king) in American English and /lʊkɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “look”. Build it as LOOK-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “looking” have?
2: look · ing. The beat lands on the first, “look”.
Is “looking” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ (LUU-king); British English says /lʊkɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “looking” mean?
As a noun: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually For example: “he went out to have a look” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “looking”?
Stress the first syllable: LOOK-ing. “look” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “looking” 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.