How to Pronounce Extracting

To pronounce "extracting", say EXTR-act-ing — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

Letters

EXTR-act-ing

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"extracting" has 3 syllables: extr-act-ing. It rhymes with exacting and enacting, if that helps it stick.

verb

To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
“to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger”
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
“to extract an essential oil from a plant”

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

How many syllables are in "extracting"?▾

"Extracting" has 3 syllables: extr · act · ing.

What does "extracting" mean?▾

Extracting: To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.

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