How to pronounce "heating"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "heating"

Learn how to break down "heating" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

heat-ing
2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

HH IY1 T IH0 NG
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "heating"

Pronunciation: /ˈhiːtɪŋ/

Verb

  • To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
    Example: "I'll heat up the water."
  • To become hotter.
    Example: "There's a pot of soup heating on the stove."
  • To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
  • To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
  • To arouse, to excite (sexually).
    Example: "The massage heated her up."

Noun

  • A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
  • The act of making something hot.
    Example: "The crucible was subjected to several heatings."

Adjective

  • Causing heat.

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