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Excruciating Pronunciation
Excruciating is pronounced ik-SKROO-shee-ay-ting, IPA /ɪkˈskruʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/.
ik-SKROO-shee-ay-ting
US /ɪkˈskruʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/ · UK /ɛkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ/
Syllables: ik · SKROO · shee · ay · ting (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Causing intense pain, whether physical or otherwise.
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Excruciating in a Sentence
- The pain in his shoulder was excruciating by Tuesday.
- We sat through an excruciating ten minutes of silence.
- She described the wait as excruciating.
Common Mispronunciations of Excruciating
Not ek-skroo-see-AY-ting
The second beat is the loud one, SKROO, and the three behind it stay light.
Not ik-SKROO-see-ay-ting
A sh hides in that ci, which turns the third beat into shee.
Tip: The root is the Latin for crucify, which also gives us crucial and crux.
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