how to pronounce promising

/ˈpɹɑːməsɪŋ/

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promising is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… as a very promising biosignature gas …”

meanings of promising

adjective:

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. a promising young apprentice.
Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

verb:

Present participle of promise.

noun:

The act of making a promise.

promising frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word promising occurs in english on average 12.1 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 promising 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 promising can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;