Feigning pronunciation
Feigning has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "fay". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Feigning syllables
Feigning has 2 syllables: FAY-nihng.
- FAYfeɪ
- nihngnɪŋ
FAY-ning, two syllables, stress on the first. Silent g and a long "ay" — it rhymes with "raining", not "fighting".
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Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
The ng sound
The ng is one nasal sound made with the back of the tongue. There is no separate hard g after it.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Feigning in a sentence
- She was feigning interest and checking her watch.
- The cat was feigning sleep with one eye open.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Extra syllable addedBlend adjacent sounds and avoid pronouncing silent letters.
- Final -ing pronounced unclearlyRaise the back of the tongue for /ŋ/ and avoid adding /g/ unless the word requires it.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce feigning?
Feigning is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.nɪŋ/, or FAY-nihng in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "fay".
How many syllables are in feigning?
2: FAY-nihng. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use feigning in a sentence?
She was feigning interest and checking her watch. The cat was feigning sleep with one eye open.
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