how to pronounce intriguing

/ˌɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/

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intriguing is pronounced in three syllables

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ɪntɹɡɪŋ

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

“… really intriguing is you know the first …”

meanings of intriguing

adjective:

  1. Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
  2. Having clandestine or illicit intercourse.

verb:

  1. Present participle of intrigue.

noun:

  1. An intrigue.

intriguing frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word intriguing occurs in english on average 13.7 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 intriguing 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 intriguing can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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