Cómo pronunciar «despairing» en inglés
dɪˈspɛərɪŋ
dih·SPAIR·ing
Acento principal: SPAIR
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «despairing» en contexto en clips de video reales
opportunity. You're despairing that everything is changing. You're despairing that you're having to grow. You're despairing that changing. You're despairing that you're
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “despairing”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
dih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
SPAIR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ing
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("SPAIR"). Elevate 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 "despairing" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "despairing is" sounds like "despairing-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "despairing" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“You're despairing that everything is changing. You're despairing that you're having to grow. You're despairing that”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“And just as you're despairing, this man walks in, pulls down the back of his shirt.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“think I'm not-- Your comment sounded despairing, and I'm by nature a congenital optimist.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“sucks despairing hostility I will do whatever it takes to survive to walking into a Boys and Girls Club folding his arms sitting down in a chair and saying”— TED-EdWatch clip
“He seems to be rather despairing about whether this book is actually going to have any affect.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“- I don't wanna sound despairing, you know, but I think if anybody looks at our public schools today, and many of our communities,”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
Practicar la Pronunciación de «despairing»
Escucha la pronunciación nativa, grábate repitiendo la frase en tu micrófono y obtén puntuación de precisión en tiempo real palabra por palabra.
You're despairing that everything is changing. You're despairing that you're having to grow. You're despairing that
Escuchar en contexto: “despairing”
86 clipsThe Inglés word “despairing” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dɪˈspɛərɪŋ (phonetic respelling: dih-SPAIR-ing). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (dih · SPAIR · ing), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (SPAIR). Grammatically, “despairing” functions as a adjective, verb, noun. SayItVid indexes 86 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “despairing” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, MIT OpenCourseWare, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @10:25
“opportunity. You're despairing that everything is changing. You're despairing that you're having to grow. You're despairing that changing. You're despairing that you're”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @14:46
“You'll never get anywhere. And just as you're despairing, this man walks in, pulls down the back of his shirt. pulls down the back of his shirt.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @62:50
“every or even most of the problems, but I do think I'm not-- Your comment sounded despairing, and I'm by nature a congenital optimist. Your comment sounded despairing, and I'm”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #4 · @13:05
“Francisco he went from being alive and passionate at stage one remember life sucks despairing hostility I will do whatever it takes to survive to walking into a Boys and Girls Club folding his arms sitting down in a chair and saying into a Boys and Girls Club folding his arms sitting down in a chair and saying”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @28:58
“that my labors will be as useless as the commonwealth of Plato." He seems to be rather despairing about whether this book is actually going to have any affect. "I'm in the point of believing despairing about whether this book is actually going to have”
Definición y significado: “despairing”
- Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
- present participle and gerund of despair
- A mood or display of despair.
Oraciones de ejemplo (3)
- “He was beginning to forget his burdening, despairing mood of a short while ago.”
- “But what things soever passed in him, when he ceased to see it; what ragings and despairings soever Teufelsdröckh's soul was the scene of, he has the goodness to conceal under a quite opaque cover of Silence.”
- “You're despairing that everything is changing. You're despairing that you're having to grow. You're despairing that”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “despairing”
- Pronunciation:
- dih-SPAIR-ing
- Sílabas:
- dih · SPAIR · ing
- Written Hyphenation:
- de · spair · ing
- Acento principal:
- SPAIR
- IPA:
- dɪˈspɛərɪŋ
- Escuchar en contexto
- despairing
Sinónimos: “despairing”
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Palabras que riman con “despairing”
-ɛərɪŋPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "despairing" (⁄dɪˈspɛərɪŋ⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «despairing»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «despairing» en inglés?
«despairing» se pronuncia ⁄dɪˈspɛərɪŋ⁄ (dih-SPAIR-ing). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «despairing»?
«despairing» tiene 3 sílabas: dih · SPAIR · ing.
¿Dónde está el acento en «despairing»?
El acento principal en «despairing» está en «SPAIR». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «despairing»?
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «despairing» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “despairing”?
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⁄).