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Wiring Pronunciation
Wiring is pronounced WY-ring, IPA /ˈwaɪrɪŋ/.
WY-ring
US /ˈwaɪrɪŋ/ · UK /ˈwaɪərɪŋ/
Syllables: WY · ring (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The system of wires inside a building or a machine.
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Wiring in a Sentence
- The wiring in the attic is forty years old.
- Faulty wiring started the fire.
- The survey flagged the wiring as unsafe.
Common Mispronunciations of Wiring
Not WEE-ring
Wire holds its long y when the ing arrives, so the opening beat rhymes with my.
Not wy-RING
Nothing moves to the ing, and the opening beat still owns the word.
Tip: Careful speech can stretch it to three beats, WY-uh-ring, and two is just as standard.
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