how to pronounce sightseeing

/ˈsaɪtˈsiːɪŋ/

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sightseeing is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… someone is sightseeing and I'm looking …”

meanings of sightseeing

noun:

The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.

verb:

Present participle of sightsee.

sightseeing frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sightseeing occurs in english on average 1.6 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 sightseeing 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 sightseeing can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;