pronouncing

verb

Definition of pronouncingnext
present participle of pronounce
1
as in saying
to correctly produce the sound of (a word or letter) with one's voice How do you pronounce your last name? We practiced pronouncing our Spanish vocabulary words .

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2
as in reciting
to say or announce (something) in an official or formal way The priest pronounced the blessing. Emotions ran high in the courtroom as the judge pronounced sentence.

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3
as in proclaiming
to say officially or assertively that (something or someone) is something specified They pronounced the mission a success. She pronounced them married.

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Recent Examples of pronouncing Many letters are shaped like the mouth when pronouncing them. — New York Times, 17 July 2026 Arriaga’s relative brought her to Hemphill’s practice, Cuddle Kids Dental Care, after a teacher at Arriaga’s preschool suggested the girl might have a tongue tie due to her having issues with pronouncing certain letters, according to the warrant. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Two months earlier, the Warren Commission had delivered its final report, pronouncing Lee Harvey Oswald guilty. — Ash Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Paramedics responded and rendered aid to the man before pronouncing him dead at the scene. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 Air rescuers attempted to revive Hasley but were unsuccessful, pronouncing him dead at the scene. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 The jury on Longet's trial was split at first, with four pronouncing her guilty of the more serious charge of reckless manslaughter, four voting for acquittal and four being undecided, per GQ. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 The Pretendian hunters were not always interested in a full accounting of the facts before pronouncing a person legitimately Native or a fraud. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Kilmartin describes her practice of allowing only Spanish in the house on Sundays, subtly acknowledging the irony of a white woman making this rule by pronouncing all the Spanish words in an anglicized high-school Spanish accent. — John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncing
  1. saying
  2. reciting
  3. proclaiming
  4. speaking
  5. uttering
  6. declaring
  7. giving
  8. insisting
Verb
  • After Panettiere’s passing, Neutrogena released a statement saying the company is deeply saddened by her death.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On the battlefield, Zelenskyy was optimistic, saying Ukraine had almost completely regained control of the Dnipropetrovsk region, with only about 10 square kilometers and three small villages remaining outside Ukrainian control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Narrated by Diane Lane, reciting Eleanor’s journals from the time, this is a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse that is both process-oriented and touchingly personal.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In a unique adaptation of a traditional ceremony, the bridal party reinterpreted the seven blessings by reciting their own personalized blessing for the couple.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reciting
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  • Her son Spencer, 5, could be heard proclaiming his hunger in the back of the video and is seen grabbing a few slices of Parmesan cheese prepped for the salad.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of proclaiming
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  • An outbreak that started among German-speaking Mennonites in Bolivia crossed the border into Peru and was then amplified by visitors to large cultural festivals who brought the virus home with them.
    — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bowles, speaking earlier this week about Pyburn’s preseason performance, also highlighted his special-teams skills.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking
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  • The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.
    — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of uttering
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  • Moore Russell celebrated with supporters Tuesday evening on the shores of Lake Orlando, declaring that the result showed people at the ballot box can overcome money.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Iran, declaring the strait under its control, has attacked dozens of ships that tried to to travel the waterway via the north coast of Oman.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaring
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  • For shopper Kori Farmer, The Grocery Spot helps stretch her budget while giving her access to fresh food close to home.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The crisis is giving new urgency to an energy problem that Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers were already confronting.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving
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  • The Prussian within us wants to force everything into the open, insisting that anyone with nothing to hide should be willing to put everything on display.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, airlines are insisting on custom designs to stand out.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting

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