pronounce
verb (used with object)
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
is pronouncing
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present progressiveof pronounce (3rd person singular).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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He speaks very good — if at times somewhat antique — English, and often checks to make sure he is pronouncing a word or rendering an idiom correctly.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
We’ll have to wait and see whether Apple is pronouncing it the “Ten s” or the “Ex s,” though.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2018
He is pronouncing sentences that he seems to have rehearsed in his mind for months or years.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 23, 2015
“Class, I want you to listen carefully to how he is pronouncing his R’s!“
From Forbes ● Dec. 16, 2012
Your State Legislature is pronouncing its vote, and the cause is moved before the High Court of your national Congress.
From Select Speeches of Kossuth by Francis William Newman
