English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Exciting Pronunciation
Exciting is pronounced ik-SY-ting, IPA /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/.
ik-SY-ting
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ · UK /ɛkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
Syllables: ik · SY · ting (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Causing eagerness or a quickening of interest.
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Exciting in a Sentence
- The last twenty minutes were exciting.
- She has an exciting job on a research ship.
- Nothing exciting happens here in February.
Common Mispronunciations of Exciting
Not ek-SKY-ting
The x and the c together give only one s sound, so no k lands in the middle of the word.
Not ik-SI-ting
Lengthen the stressed vowel to the eye of site. Clipping it short gives the opening of sitting.
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