English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Aging Pronunciation
Aging is pronounced AY-jing, IPA /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/.
AY-jing
US /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ · UK /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
Syllables: AY · jing (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Growing older, or the process of growing older.
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Aging in a Sentence
- The aging boiler finally gave up in February.
- Aging affects the lens of the eye long before anything else.
- An aging fleet of buses is the real problem here.
Common Mispronunciations of Aging
Not A-ging
Age holds on to its soft g once the ing arrives, so the middle sound is the j of jam rather than the hard g of going.
Not ay-JING
Raging and paging keep the volume on their first beat, and this word follows them.
Tip: Ageing, with the e kept, is the usual British spelling and sounds no different.
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