--- title: "How to pronounce \"dibling\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"dibling\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/-k41lteal1M/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dibling" --- # How to pronounce "dibling" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/dɪblɪng/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **di·bling** ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - A donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs. - *Example*: "There could, however, be discrepancies in parents' feelings about meetings within what are sometimes referred to as 'dibling' groups, with some mothers reporting how others had initially been very 'cautious', 'guarded' or 'hesitant'." ### Example Sentences - "There could, however, be discrepancies in parents' feelings about meetings within what are sometimes referred to as 'dibling' groups, with some mothers reporting how others had initially been very 'cautious', 'guarded' or 'hesitant'." - "I just saw that BBC documentary last month about diblings-- donor-inseminated siblings-- who don't find out till they're 18?" - "So there was no chance in our minds that any of the diblings would ever be part of the picture." ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "dibling" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "Now, it might matter. I just saw that BBC documentary last month about diblings-- donor-inseminated siblings-- who don't find out till they're 18?" - **Watch at 38:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k41lteal1M&t=2323s) ### Example 2 > "Julia was born in 1999 in January, and she was conceived five months before Google was founded. So there was no chance in our minds that any of the diblings would ever be part of the picture. It wasn’t that we didn’t want them, it just never crossed our mind." - **Watch at 8:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGehPQ8nqW0&t=493s) ### Example 3 > "We have the exact same size hands. I never really wondered about the fact that I might have these half siblings - diblings. I like more calling them like sisters and brothers, because I’m trying to get more used to the fact that they are like my sisters and brothers." - **Watch at 9:55**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGehPQ8nqW0&t=595s) ### Example 4 > "I still feel a strange, sort of spiritual, cosmic connection to them just in knowing that they share part of my DNA. in that sense, I do feel a sort of connection, familial connection to the diblings. From who I’ve met so far, and from what I’ve heard about them, they are all very smart," - **Watch at 21:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGehPQ8nqW0&t=1277s) ## How to Pronounce "dibling" - **Syllables**: di · bling - **IPA**: `/dɪblɪng/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [dialing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dialing), [dialin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dialin), [dialling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dialling) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “dibling”? “dibling” is pronounced /dɪblɪng/ (di · bling). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “dibling”? “dibling” has 2 syllables: di · bling. ### What does “dibling” mean? A donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs. ### How can I hear “dibling” used in real sentences? This page has 4 real-world video examples of “dibling” with synchronized subtitles. 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