how to pronounce liking

/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

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liking is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… and i'll start liking them so we're …”

meanings of liking

noun:

Approval.
A like; a predilection.

verb:

Present participle of like.

liking frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word liking occurs in english on average 13.8 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 liking 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 liking can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;