how to pronounce provoking

/pɹəˈvoʊkɪŋ/

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provoking is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… thought-provoking and creative process …”

meanings of provoking

verb:

Present participle of provoke.

adjective:

Annoying; irritating.

noun:

Provocation.

provoking frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word provoking occurs in english on average 3.4 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 provoking 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 provoking can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;