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Astounding Pronunciation
Astounding is pronounced uh-STOWN-ding, IPA /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/.
uh-STOWN-ding
US /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ · UK /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
Syllables: uh · STOWN · ding (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Startling enough to leave the hearer doubting the figures.
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Astounding in a Sentence
- The turnout was astounding for a wet Tuesday.
- Her memory for registration numbers is astounding.
- They rebuilt the bridge in an astounding eleven days.
Common Mispronunciations of Astounding
Not uh-STOON-ding
Those two letters make a glide here, starting open and closing towards oo, which is what round and found do with the same spelling.
Not AS-town-ding
STOWN is the only beat with any force, and the opening uh is barely voiced. Astonish and astound share that shape.
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