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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “rewarding”

“rewarding” is pronounced /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/ (ri-WAWR-ding) in American English and /ɹɪwɔːdɪŋ/ in British English, and /ɹiˈwɔɹdɪŋ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ar”.
The sound

Say “rewarding” in 3 beats

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rewarding

/ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/

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

3 beats
  1. rewɹɪ
  2. arwɔɹstress
  3. dingdɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪwɔːdɪŋ/
Also accepted
/ɹiˈwɔɹdɪŋ/
Respelling
ri-WAWR-ding
Syllables
3 — rew-AR-ding
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rew-AR-ding. “ar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/

British

/ɹɪwɔːdɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “rewarding” means

  1. verb

    bestow honor or rewards upon

    “Today we honor our soldiers”

  2. verb

    strengthen and support with rewards

    “Let's reinforce good behavior”

  3. verb

    act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

Say it in a sentence

“Teaching adults is slow work but extremely rewarding.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×2ɪshort i×2wwɔawddŋng

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Questions

“rewarding”, answered

How do you pronounce “rewarding”?

“rewarding” is pronounced /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/ (ri-WAWR-ding) in American English and /ɹɪwɔːdɪŋ/ in British English, and /ɹiˈwɔɹdɪŋ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ar”. Build it as rew-AR-ding, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “rewarding” have?

3: rew · ar · ding. The beat lands on the second, “ar”.

Is “rewarding” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/ (ri-WAWR-ding); British English says /ɹɪwɔːdɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “rewarding” mean?

As a verb: bestow honor or rewards upon For example: “Today we honor our soldiers” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “rewarding”?

Stress the second syllable: rew-AR-ding. “ar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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