how to pronounce slaying

/ˈslɛɪɪŋ/

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slaying is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… standard slaying some curious you you …”

meanings of slaying

verb:

Present participle of slay.

noun:

Killing, especially the murder of a human.

slaying frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word slaying occurs in english on average 1.3 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.