is accenting

• present progressive

  present progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.

  of accent (3rd person singular).
  accent

  noun

  prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.

Related Words

• cadence
• inflection
• pronunciation
• rhythm
• timbre
• tone