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How to pronounce ferrying

Say it like FER-ee-ing. Ferrying has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FER).

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US American/ˈfɛriɪŋ/FER-ee-ing
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • FER
  • ee
  • ing
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Ferrying pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. FERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. ingKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does ferrying mean?

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of ferry How to pronounce ferry
noun
  1. The act by which something is ferried.

Words that rhyme with ferrying

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of ferrying.

Questions about saying ferrying

How do you pronounce ferrying?

Say FER-ee-ing. The American pronunciation is /ˈfɛriɪŋ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in ferrying?

Ferrying has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FER). Broken into parts: FER · ee · ing.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).