How to pronounce “moving”
Say “moving” in 2 beats
moving
/ˈmuvɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /muːvɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- movmustress
- ingvɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmuvɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /muːvɪŋ/
- Respelling
- MOO-ving
- Syllables
- 2 — MOV-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MOV-ing. “mov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmuvɪŋ/
/muːvɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “moving” means
- verb
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
“How fast does your new car go?”
- verb
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
“Move those boxes into the corner, please”
- verb
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
“He moved his hand slightly to the right”
Say it in a sentence
“They spent the weekend moving into their new apartment.”“moving”, answered
How do you pronounce “moving”?
“moving” is pronounced /ˈmuvɪŋ/ (MOO-ving) in American English and /muːvɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mov”. Build it as MOV-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “moving” have?
2: mov · ing. The beat lands on the first, “mov”.
Is “moving” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmuvɪŋ/ (MOO-ving); British English says /muːvɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “moving” mean?
As a verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically For example: “How fast does your new car go?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “moving”?
Stress the first syllable: MOV-ing. “mov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “moving” 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.