how to pronounce attempting

/əˈtɛmptɪŋ/

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attempting is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of attempting in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of what she was attempting to depict as …”

meanings of attempting

verb:

Present participle of attempt.

attempting frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word attempting occurs in english on average 21.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics attempting can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that attempting can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;