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Comment prononcer « colouring » en anglais

colouring se prononce ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ, avec l’accent tonique principal sur la syllabe « KUHL ». Écoutez des locuteurs natifs le prononcer dans 10 extraits avec sous-titres synchronisés et repères temporels ci-dessous.

ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ

KUHL·ər·ing

Accent tonique principal : KUHL

Accent :
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IPAˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ
SayKUHL-ər-ing
SyllabesKUHL · ər · ing
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0:37
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “colouring”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

KUHL

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syllable 2Unstressed

ər

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syllable 3Unstressed

ing

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KUHL"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

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

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "colouring" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "colouring is" sounds like "colouring-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "colouring" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers.”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“the process of milking a polar bear is not is you know in the same way as colouring one might be fairly expensive yeah so there so we do look at there are”
— SciShowWatch clip
“food colouring and a thickening agent which joseph fiennes easier to drink”
— WIREDWatch clip
“agate eyes and a squint that's--and earring a beard colouring the god cheeks the soiled great jacket half open and hanging around the sudden”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Special attention was given to shaping face details and colouring the face to look like real skin.”
— Simple HistoryWatch clip
“she has spent playing games attending online classes and colouring with her nine-year-old granddaughter shubhi”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers.

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10 extraits

The Anglais word “colouring” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ (phonetic respelling: KUHL-ər-ing). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (KUHL · ər · ing), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KUHL). Grammatically, “colouring” functions as a noun, adjective, verb. SayItVid indexes 10 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “colouring” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, SciShow, WIRED.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #1 · @0:37
    “After the film, I came back home. I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers. And I started drawing a cartoon of Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee fighting bad guys,”
  • 🇺🇸 USSciShow
    Clip #2 · @9:34
    “home put it on toast I haven't go I'm not sure many they have but I imagine the process of milking a polar bear is not is you know in the same way as colouring one might be fairly expensive yeah so there so we do look at there are colouring one might be fairly expensive yeah so there so we do look at there are”
  • 🇺🇸 USWIRED
    Clip #3 · @6:54
    “finally the soup it's actually water food colouring and a thickening agent which joseph fiennes easier to drink than real soup and after a hearty meal it's back to the drawing board to come”
  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #4 · @77:22
    “at that face I could have identified a blind in both eyes him and profiled the agate eyes and a squint that's--and earring a beard colouring the god cheeks the soiled great jacket half open and hanging around the sudden the god cheeks the soiled great jacket half open and hanging around the sudden”
  • 🇺🇸 USSimple History
    Clip #5 · @2:24
    “Sculptors working in these workshops made a huge variety of decoy heads with great precision and resemblance to real human heads. Special attention was given to shaping face details and colouring the face to look like real skin. This push for realism was necessary because they were to be observed through scopes with magnifying lenses.”

Définition et signification: “colouring”

Audio
NOUN
  • Alternative spelling of coloring.
ADJECTIVE
  • Of something that provides colour.
VERB
  • present participle and gerund of colour

Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)

  • “The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.”
  • “He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;...”
  • “I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers.”

Expressions et collocations courantes

food colouringcolouring onecolouring demandsbeard colouringcolouring book

Prononciation: “colouring”

Pronunciation:
KUHL-ər-ing
Syllabes:
KUHL · ər · ing
Written Hyphenation:
col · our · ing
Accent tonique principal :
KUHL
IPA:
ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ
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colouring

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Questions fréquentes sur « colouring »

Comment prononcer « colouring » en anglais ?

« colouring » se prononce ⁄ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ⁄ (KUHL-ər-ing). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.

Combien de syllabes compte « colouring » ?

« colouring » compte 3 syllabes : KUHL · ər · ing.

Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « colouring » ?

L’accent tonique principal dans « colouring » se trouve sur « KUHL ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.

Que signifie « colouring » ?

Alternative spelling of coloring.

Comment écouter « colouring » dans des phrases réelles ?

Cette page contient 10 exemples vidéo de « colouring » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “colouring”?

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⁄).