How to pronounce “watching”
Say “watching” in 2 beats
watching
/ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɒtʃɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- watcwɑstress
- hingtʃɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /wɒtʃɪŋ/
- Respelling
- WAH-ching
- Syllables
- 2 — WATC-hing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WATC-hing. “watc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/
/wɒtʃɪŋ/
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What “watching” means
- noun
the act of observing; taking a patient look
- verb
look attentively
“watch a basketball game”
- verb
follow with the eyes or the mind
“Keep an eye on the baby, please!”
Say it in a sentence
“He spent the evening watching the storm roll in.”“watching”, answered
How do you pronounce “watching”?
“watching” is pronounced /ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/ (WAH-ching) in American English and /wɒtʃɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “watc”. Build it as WATC-hing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “watching” have?
2: watc · hing. The beat lands on the first, “watc”.
Is “watching” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/ (WAH-ching); British English says /wɒtʃɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “watching” mean?
As a noun: the act of observing; taking a patient look For example: “He spent the evening watching the storm roll in.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “watching”?
Stress the first syllable: WATC-hing. “watc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “watching” and see every sound
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