how to pronounce reading
/ˈɹiːdɪŋ/
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The above transcription of reading is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association. You can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
reading is pronounced in two syllables
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video examples of reading pronunciation
An example use of reading in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… world but I'm also reading another book …”
meanings of reading
name:
- An unincorporated community in Minnesota.
- A town in Berkshire, England.
- A town in Vermont.
- A surname.
- A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in New York.
- A city in Ohio.
- A city in Kansas.
- A city in Michigan.
- A town in Massachusetts.
noun:
- An event at which written material is read aloud.
- The extent of what one has read.
- An interpretation.
- A value indicated by a measuring device.
- Something to read; reading material.
- The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
- A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
- One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
- The process of interpreting written language.
verb:
- Present participle of read.
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