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# How to pronounce "absolving" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/æbsɒlvɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ab·sol·ving**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of absolve

### Example Sentences
- "absolving both sides of the need to uh establish a reputation for toughness to"
- "We're absolving ourselves of any responsibility."

### Common Phrases
- absolving themselves
- absolving myself

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "absolving" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "organizations third parties tend to ramp down rates of violence both by by changing the incentive structure that is pening uh aggressors and also therefore absolving both sides of the need to uh establish a reputation for toughness to deter their adversaries to the extent their adversaries are deterred by a third party uh I think changes in uh the"
- **Watch at 17:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZWvyBuvKX0&t=1021s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "Well, they can, but they'll have to bear the consequences on an individual basis. We're absolving ourselves of any responsibility. So rubbing, shaking is another one, which basically is activating those touch fibers."
- **Watch at 35:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9lORz2_XSU&t=2131s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "strong men absolving themselves from the sin of having drawn his high wages by being more than ready and willing to cut his throat on the alar of the dawning"
- **Watch at 31:49**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-gDz_QBLvY&t=1909s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "excuse for absolving the listener from the thought of the whole, whose claim is comprised in proper listening."
- **Watch at 23:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFpGf7aPXNA&t=1380s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "I'm absolving myself of all responsibility."
- **Watch at 80:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayM7BwegXzc&t=4837s)

### Example 6
> "OKLAHOMA CITY TO INVESTIGATE THE FEDERAL BOMBING, I SAW UP CLOSE THE DEVASTATION THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE ABANDONS THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AS A WAY OF ABSOLVING GRIEVANCES AND INSTEAD, TAKES MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. ONCE AGAIN, I SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSURING VICTIMS AND FAMILIES THAT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM COULD"
- **Watch at 3:18**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1zZX3_lBHA&t=198s)

### Example 7
> "this is happening to black and caribbean boys there must be a problem with them that's that is that is the issue that's that that's what's happening here the government are absolving their responsibility as the state to take action on institutions we didn't need this report what we needed was action on on all of the recommendations that have gone"
- **Watch at 19:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQNY4nJefMU&t=1149s)

### Example 8
> "half I would build a hospital in Romania for with high level technology for the people who cannot afford that the young researcher is absolving the practical part of her education in a book arrest hospital it has a good reputation patients come from all over Romania to be treated by the country's top"
- **Watch at 2:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59u74DXcZvw&t=125s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "willing to go this far in embracing exanti thinking absolving the bank for the teller's unwillingness to pay off uh uh for a"
- **Watch at 14:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbtZtT8FGQ4&t=841s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "And I'm not ab--I'm not absolving myself of that either."
- **Watch at 25:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY_bSlVsyxM&t=1552s)


## How to Pronounce "absolving"

- **Syllables**: ab · sol · ving
- **IPA**: `/æbsɒlvɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[absolve](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/absolve)

### Related Terms
[unabsolving](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/unabsolving), [reabsolving](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reabsolving), [unabsolve](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/unabsolve), [reabsolve](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reabsolve)

### Related Concepts
[excuse](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/excuse), [exempt](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/exempt), [free](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/free), [release](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/release), [decipher](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/decipher), [elucidate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/elucidate), [work out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/work-out), [clarify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clarify)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “absolving”?
“absolving” is pronounced /æbsɒlvɪng/ (ab · sol · ving). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “absolving”?
“absolving” has 3 syllables: ab · sol · ving.

### What does “absolving” mean?
present participle and gerund of absolve

### How can I hear “absolving” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “absolving” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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