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# How to pronounce "chiving" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/tʃɪvɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **chi·ving**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of chive
- present participle and gerund of chiv

### Example Sentences
- "um suffering this is the chivington massacre U Massacre but the San Creek Massacre um so all of that's occurring at the same time that you have the Civil"
- "When we were working on "Winning Ugly," I interviewed Coach Chivington."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "then they were just killed like out outright um so this is what we're dealing with at the same time you have Native Americans during the Civil War um suffering this is the chivington massacre U Massacre but the San Creek Massacre um so all of that's occurring at the same time that you have the Civil War so by the time you have the Freeman's Bureau here occurring um it's it's kind of a mess so cotton this um my main"
- **Watch at 24:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-7x7TEJas&t=1443s)

### Example 2
> "When we were working on "Winning Ugly," I interviewed Coach Chivington."
- **Watch at 3:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifhrsn_u6mM&t=180s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "that and I said that's when I knew see that's when I knew this person here wasn't shucking and chiving that's when I knew he was real"
- **Watch at 56:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtFjpZ-sZmk&t=3394s)

### Example 4
> "is very close to here, and I met a coach named Tom Chivington, who explained things very simplistically,"
- **Watch at 2:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifhrsn_u6mM&t=144s)


## How to Pronounce "chiving"

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

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[chiv](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chiv), [chive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chive)

### Related Concepts
[jab](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jab), [shiv](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/shiv), [chef](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chef), [chib](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chib), [incise](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/incise), [snithe](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/snithe), [carve](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/carve), [cut](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cut)

## Related Pronunciations

[chacing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chacing), [chafing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chafing), [chaining](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chaining), [chairing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/chairing)

## Frequently Asked Questions

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

### How many syllables are in “chiving”?
“chiving” has 2 syllables: chi · ving.

### What does “chiving” mean?
present participle and gerund of chive

### How can I hear “chiving” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “chiving” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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