English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Appetizing Pronunciation
Appetizing is pronounced A-pi-ty-zing, IPA /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ/.
A-pi-ty-zing
US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ/
Syllables: A · pi · ty · zing (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Looking or smelling good enough to make you want to eat.
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Appetizing in a Sentence
- The stew looked more appetizing than it smelled.
- Nothing on the menu was appetizing.
- She arranged the plate to make it appetizing.
Common Mispronunciations of Appetizing
Not uh-PE-ti-zing
Thump the opening A, because the stress never moves off the front of this word.
Not A-pi-tee-zing
Read the i of tiz as the long y of size, which the ize spelling signals.
Tip: British spelling prefers appetising with an s, and the sound does not change.
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