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Plumbing Pronunciation
Plumbing is pronounced PLUH-ming, IPA /ˈpləmɪŋ/.
PLUH-ming
US /ˈpləmɪŋ/ · UK /ˈplʌmɪŋ/
Syllables: PLUH · ming (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The pipes and fittings that carry water through a building.
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Plumbing in a Sentence
- The plumbing dates from the sixties.
- Something is wrong with the plumbing upstairs.
- He learned plumbing from his father.
Common Mispronunciations of Plumbing
Not PLUHM-bing
Skip the b entirely. Plumb, plumber, and crumb all hide theirs too.
Not PLOO-ming
Keep the vowel short like cup, because an oo would give pluming, from plume.
Tip: Two beats, PLUH-ming, spelled with a b that nobody says.
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