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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “losing”

“losing” is pronounced /ˈluzɪŋ/ (LOO-zing) in American English and /luːzɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “los”.
The sound

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losing

/ˈluzɪŋ/

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

2 beats
  1. loslustress
  2. ingzɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈluzɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/luːzɪŋ/
Respelling
LOO-zing
Syllables
2 — LOS-ing
Stress
Stress the first syllable: LOS-ing. “los” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈluzɪŋ/

British

/luːzɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “losing” means

  1. verb

    fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

    “She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat”

  2. verb

    fail to win

    “We lost the battle but we won the war”

  3. verb

    suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

    “She lost her husband in the war”

Say it in a sentence

“The team kept losing until they hired a new coach.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
llulong oozzɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“losing”, answered

How do you pronounce “losing”?

“losing” is pronounced /ˈluzɪŋ/ (LOO-zing) in American English and /luːzɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “los”. Build it as LOS-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “losing” have?

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

Is “losing” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈluzɪŋ/ (LOO-zing); British English says /luːzɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “losing” mean?

As a verb: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense For example: “She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “losing”?

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

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