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How to pronounce shafting

Say it like SHAF-ting. Shafting has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHAF).

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US American/ˈʃæftɪŋ/SHAF-ting
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SHAF
  • ting
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Shafting pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SHAFSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. tingKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does shafting mean?

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shaft How to pronounce shaft
noun
  1. Shafts collectively.
  2. A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
  3. The act of deceiving or harming a person.

Words that rhyme with shafting

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Questions about saying shafting

How do you pronounce shafting?

Say SHAF-ting. The American pronunciation is /ˈʃæftɪŋ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in shafting?

Shafting has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHAF). Broken into parts: SHAF · ting.

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