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Operating Pronunciation
Operating is pronounced AH-per-ay-ting, IPA /ˈɑpɝˌeɪtɪŋ/.
AH-per-ay-ting
US /ˈɑpɝˌeɪtɪŋ/ · UK /ˈɒpəˌreɪtɪŋ/
Syllables: AH · per · ay · ting (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (present participle) and adjective: Running or working something, especially a machine or a business.
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Operating in a Sentence
- The plant has been operating at half capacity since March.
- She is operating the crane this week.
- Operating costs rose faster than revenue.
Common Mispronunciations of Operating
Not ah-puh-RAY-ting
Open loud on AH and treat the ay in the middle as a lighter second push. Making it the main beat borrows from operation.
Not AH-pray-ting
Four beats here, and the per must stay audible. Swallowing it loses a syllable the word needs.
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