To pronounce "amounting", say AM-ount-ing — 3 syllables, IPA /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/əˈmaʊntɪŋ/
IPA
"amounting" has 3 syllables: am-ount-ing. It rhymes with mounting and recounting, if that helps it stick.
verb
“It amounts to three dollars and change.”
“He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Amounting" has 3 syllables: am · ount · ing.
The IPA transcription of "amounting" is /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/.
Amounting: (followed by to) To total or evaluate.
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