English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Living Pronunciation
Living is pronounced LI-ving, IPA /ˈlɪvɪŋ/.
LI-ving
US /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ · UK /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
Syllables: LI · ving (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun (also the present participle of live): Alive, or the money and means someone needs to support themselves.
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Living in a Sentence
- She earns a living from translation.
- There is no living thing in that soil.
- They are living above the shop for now.
Common Mispronunciations of Living
Not LY-ving
The verb to live is short, and so is everything built on it: living, liver, livid.
Not li-VING
Nothing in an ing word pulls the force backwards, so the opening keeps it.
Tip: A living room and a lively room are two different things, because only the second uses the long eye.
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