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How to pronounce photographing

Say it like FOH-tuh-graf-ing. Photographing has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOH).

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US American/ˈfoʊtəˌɡræfɪŋ/FOH-tuh-graf-ing
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • FOH
  • tuh
  • graf
  • ing
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Photographing pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. tuhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. grafGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  4. ingKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does photographing mean?

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of photograph How to pronounce photograph
noun
  1. The taking of a photograph.

Questions about saying photographing

How do you pronounce photographing?

Say FOH-tuh-graf-ing. The American pronunciation is /ˈfoʊtəˌɡræfɪŋ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in photographing?

Photographing has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOH). Broken into parts: FOH · tuh · graf · ing.

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