English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Enabling Pronunciation
Enabling is pronounced e-NAY-buh-ling, IPA /ɛˈneɪbəlɪŋ/.
e-NAY-buh-ling
US /ɛˈneɪbəlɪŋ/ · UK /ɛˈneɪblɪŋ/
Syllables: e · NAY · buh · ling (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective; also the present participle of enable: Making something possible, or, of behaviour, allowing someone's harmful habit to continue.
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Enabling in a Sentence
- The grant is enabling us to hire two researchers.
- Parliament passed the enabling legislation in June.
- Covering for him was enabling rather than helping.
Common Mispronunciations of Enabling
Not EN-uh-bling
The beat is on the NAY in the middle, carried over from the verb enable.
Not e-NA-bling
The stressed vowel is the long ay of table, not the short a of cab.
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