English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pending Pronunciation
Pending is pronounced PEN-ding, IPA /ˈpɛndɪŋ/.
PEN-ding
US /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ · UK /ˈpɛndɪŋ/
Syllables: PEN · ding (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and preposition: Waiting to be decided or settled, or, as a preposition, until something happens.
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Pending in a Sentence
- Your application is still pending.
- He was suspended pending the outcome of the review.
- There are twelve pending requests in the queue.
Common Mispronunciations of Pending
Not pen-DING
The front syllable takes the beat, as it does in almost every English word ending in -ing.
Not PEN-din
The ending is the ng of sing, made with the back of the tongue. Dropping to a plain n is casual rather than careful.
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