how to pronounce pursuing

/pɚˈsuɪŋ/

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pursuing is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… said that the tribe was pursuing legal …”

meanings of pursuing

verb:

Present participle of pursue.

noun:

Pursuit.

pursuing frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word pursuing occurs in english on average 9.4 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.