To pronounce "beginning", say beg-INN-ing — 3 syllables, IPA /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ/
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To pronounce "beginning", say beg-INN-ing — 3 syllables, IPA /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Beginning" has 3 syllables: beg · inn · ing.
The IPA transcription of "beginning" is /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/.
Beginning: The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
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