how to pronounce breathtaking
/ˈbɹɛθˌtɛɪkɪŋ/
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breathtaking is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of breathtaking in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… States is breathtaking and it's really …”
meanings of breathtaking
adjective:
- Stunningly beautiful; amazing.
- Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
breathtaking frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word breathtaking occurs in english on average 6.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics breathtaking 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 breathtaking can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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