how to pronounce christening

/ˈkɹɪsənɪŋ/

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christening is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… at sleeping beauty's christening popeyes …”

meanings of christening

noun:

The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

verb:

Present participle of christen.

christening frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word christening occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.