English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Combing Pronunciation
Combing is pronounced KOH-ming, IPA /ˈkoʊmɪŋ/.
KOH-ming
US /ˈkoʊmɪŋ/ · UK /ˈkəʊmɪŋ/
Syllables: KOH · ming (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (present participle of comb): Drawing a comb through hair or wool, or searching an area with great care.
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Combing in a Sentence
- Officers spent the weekend combing the riverbank.
- She sat combing the knots out patiently.
- Combing the archive turned up two more letters.
Common Mispronunciations of Combing
Not KOHM-bing
An mb spelling keeps its b silent even when an ending follows it, so the suffix attaches straight onto the m. The same holds in climbing and bombing.
Not KUHM-ing
Lengthen the o until it matches home. A short vowel there gives coming, a word three times as frequent.
Tip: Hear it as KOHM plus ing, with no b between them.
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