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# How to pronounce "detouring" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/dɛtæʊrɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **de·tou·ring**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb, noun
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of detour
- **NOUN**: The act of taking a detour.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "of citation as the examples I talked about is doubtless timely, brave and important work. However, as I argue, detouring and ongoing. Molding such a linear story of progress from exclusive to inclusive whether that's in terms of"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 36:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLZht9PveLQ&t=2218s)

### Example 2
> "bridge but we're the only ones that use it and they said let's work together to really take care of your customers and uh ADM being our biggest customer at the time the bridge went down we started detouring trains 300 miles literally up to Manley then down the up spine and over to Cedar Rapids and ADM stepped up to the plate they gave us some they prepaid their Freight bill for while so that we would have cash to make payroll and Up's been very very good they're"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 16:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwEKYf9xg9c&t=1004s)

### Example 3
> "but we're the only ones that use it and they said let's work together to really take care of your customers and adm being our biggest customer at the time the bridge went down we started detouring trains 300 miles literally up to manly then down the up spine and over to cedar rapids and adm stepped up to the plate they gave us some they pre-paid their freight bill for a while so that we would have cash to make"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 17:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcSgDjTLdIA&t=1038s)

### Example 4
> "- Yeah. So we ended up kinda detouring off of this, right?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 110:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDZRgdmCm2A&t=6614s)

### Example 5
> "That means the electron can move from one side of the sheet to the other in a straight line without detouring around a whole lot of atomic potholes."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcg9_ML2mXY&t=176s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "detouring" correctly?
"detouring" is pronounced `/dɛtæʊrɪng/`. Syllable breakdown: **de·tou·ring**.

### What does "detouring" mean in context?
present participle and gerund of detour

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