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Cleansing Pronunciation
Cleansing is pronounced KLEN-zing, IPA /ˈklɛnzɪŋ/.
KLEN-zing
US /ˈklɛnzɪŋ/ · UK /ˈklɛnzɪŋ/
Syllables: KLEN · zing (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: The washing or clearing of something thoroughly, or describing a product that does so.
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Cleansing in a Sentence
- The cleansing of the reservoir took most of the summer.
- She keeps a cleansing balm by the sink.
- Spring cleansing of the ducts is written into the contract.
Common Mispronunciations of Cleansing
Not KLEEN-sing
Two things slip at once here. Keep the vowel at the e of bed, and let the s buzz instead of hiss.
Not klenz-ING
An ing ending takes no force of its own, so the opening beat carries the word.
Tip: Hear it as KLENZ with a quick ing after it, which lands the z at the head of the second beat.
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