how to pronounce nursing

/ˈnɝsɪŋ/

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nursing is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… um what happened with the nursing home i …”

meanings of nursing

adjective:

In the state of suckling young, lactating.
Referring to nurses.

noun:

Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

verb:

Present participle of nurse.

nursing frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word nursing occurs in english on average 16.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.