how to pronounce guarding

/ˈɡɑːɹdɪŋ/

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guarding is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… is devoted to guarding 164 middle-aged …”

meanings of guarding

verb:

Present participle of guard.

noun:

Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

guarding frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word guarding occurs in english on average 2.2 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.

topics guarding 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 guarding can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;