Wie man „preying“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ
PRAY·ing
Hauptbetonung: PRAY
Höre Muttersprachler „preying“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “preying”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PRAY
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
ing
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PRAY"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "preying" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "preying is" sounds like "preying-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "preying" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And the amount of preying that goes on is proportional to the number of foxes times the number of rabbits.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“We have people preying on people's desperation to put them on boats, charge them a horrendous amount of money, and then put them on the same boats and push them north.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“So this chick isn't preying, but it is a distraction.”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“cats are not just preying on them but they also have several parasites that they spread to these guys and since these guys dig in the dirt so much”— SciShowWatch clip
“or preying." And he would have died.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“China is preying uh on those American partners and trying to pull apart the American order, our friends and partners”— News24Watch clip
Aussprache üben: „preying“
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And the amount of preying that goes on is proportional to the number of foxes times the number of rabbits.
Im Kontext hören: “preying”
83 ClipsThe Englisch word “preying” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ (phonetic respelling: PRAY-ing). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (PRAY · ing), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PRAY). Grammatically, “preying” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 83 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “preying” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Harvard University, Smithsonian Channel.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @3:07
“So we see that with a minus sign. And the amount of preying that goes on is proportional to the number of foxes times the number of rabbits. is proportional to the number of foxes”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @7:03
“There's a booming smuggling business growing in Libya. We have people preying on people's desperation to put them on boats, charge them a horrendous amount of money, and then put them on the same boats and push them north. to put them on boats, charge them”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #3 · @1:37
“The youngest seals still live on mother's milk. So this chick isn't preying, but it is a distraction. The chick is outweighed at least 40 to 1 by each young seal.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #4 · @14:30
“now but right now they think a huge culprit is feral cats mm-hmm so feral cats are not just preying on them but they also have several parasites that they spread to these guys and since these guys dig in the dirt so much they spread to these guys and since these guys dig in the dirt so much”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #5 · @7:36
“made for this. I'm not made for hunting or preying." And he would have died. So, here”
Definition & Bedeutung: “preying”
- That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
- A person or thing given up as a victim.
- To act as a predator.
- present participle and gerund of prey
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “The deer became prey to the lion.”
- “[The helmsman] steered with no end of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk […]”
- “And the amount of preying that goes on is proportional to the number of foxes times the number of rabbits.”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “preying”
- Pronunciation:
- PRAY-ing
- Silben:
- PRAY · ing
- Written Hyphenation:
- prey · ing
- Hauptbetonung:
- PRAY
- IPA:
- ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ
- Im Kontext hören
- preying
Reimwörter für “preying”
-eɪɪŋKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "preying" (⁄ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „preying“
Wie spricht man „preying“ aus?
„preying“ wird als ⁄ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ⁄ (PRAY-ing) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „preying“?
„preying“ hat 2 Silben: PRAY · ing.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „preying“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „preying“ liegt auf „PRAY“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „preying“?
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
Wie kann ich „preying“ in echten Sätzen hören?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “preying”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).