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# How to pronounce "cumbering" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/kʌmbɛrɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **cum·be·ring**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of cumber

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "aims at establishing though by moral more than by legal appliances a character and conduct the dogma becoming a mere formal profession inefficacious for good but cumbering the ground and preventing"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 151:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYjSXVU5c0&t=9085s)

### Example 2
> "effect on the character and conduct: the dogma of becoming a mere formal profession, inefficacious for good, but cumbering the ground, and preventing the growth of"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 26:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcbj3XoXeEM&t=1583s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [encumber](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/encumber)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "cumbering" correctly?
"cumbering" is pronounced `/kʌmbɛrɪng/`. Syllable breakdown: **cum·be·ring**.

### What does "cumbering" mean in context?
present participle and gerund of cumber

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