Comment prononcer « despairing » en anglais
dɪˈspɛərɪŋ
dih·SPAIR·ing
Accent tonique principal : SPAIR
Écoutez des locuteurs natifs dire « despairing » dans des clips vidéo authentiques
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"). 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 "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
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You're despairing that everything is changing. You're despairing that you're having to grow. You're despairing that
Écouter en contexte: “despairing”
87 extraitsThe Anglais 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 87 authentic Anglais 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”
Définition et signification: “despairing”
- Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
- present participle and gerund of despair
- A mood or display of despair.
Exemples de phrases en contexte (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”
Expressions et collocations courantes
Prononciation: “despairing”
- Pronunciation:
- dih-SPAIR-ing
- Syllabes:
- dih · SPAIR · ing
- Written Hyphenation:
- de · spair · ing
- Accent tonique principal :
- SPAIR
- IPA:
- dɪˈspɛərɪŋ
- Écouter en contexte
- despairing
Synonymes: “despairing”
Écoutez des mots sémantiquement proches de « despairing » dans de vrais clips vidéo :
Mots qui riment avec “despairing”
-ɛərɪŋMots au son identique (Homophones)
Son uniqueAucun homophone exact répertorié pour "despairing" (⁄dɪˈspɛərɪŋ⁄).
Questions fréquentes sur « despairing »
Comment prononcer « despairing » en anglais ?
« despairing » se prononce ⁄dɪˈspɛərɪŋ⁄ (dih-SPAIR-ing). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.
Combien de syllabes compte « despairing » ?
« despairing » compte 3 syllabes : dih · SPAIR · ing.
Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « despairing » ?
L’accent tonique principal dans « despairing » se trouve sur « SPAIR ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.
Que signifie « despairing » ?
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
Comment écouter « despairing » dans des phrases réelles ?
Cette page contient 87 exemples vidéo de « despairing » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.
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⁄).