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How to pronounce flaring

Say it like FLER-ing. Flaring has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FLER).

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

Flaring pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FLERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. ingKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does flaring mean?

adjective
  1. Having a tendency of streaming, flapping, or spreading broadly as if within a current of air or in outer space.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of flare How to pronounce flare
noun
  1. The act of something that flares.
  2. The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring.

Words that rhyme with flaring

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Questions about saying flaring

How do you pronounce flaring?

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

How many syllables are in flaring?

Flaring has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FLER). Broken into parts: FLER · ing.

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