pronounce
verb (used with object)
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
are pronouncing
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present progressiveof pronounce.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We are pronouncing it May-MOON,” wrote zoo spokesperson Annie Matherne.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
"Maybe it is just something that gets lost in translation over the telephone, or people just don't hear properly, or they think it is something that is spelt wrong and they are pronouncing it correctly."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2019
I have heard," replied Frowenfeld, "that some of the titles under which your relatives hold their lands are found to be of the kind which the State's authorities are pronouncing worthless.
From The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
Millions are doing homage to his genius at this moment, and millions are pronouncing his name with reverence, and recounting what he accomplished.
From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. by Robert Green Ingersoll
Yes," he said, "your friends are pronouncing it to be a success.
From Adrien Leroy by Charles Garvice
