How to Pronounce “dousting” in English
/dæʊstɪng/
dou·sting
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IPA/dæʊstɪng/
Syllablesdou·sting
What does “dousting” mean?
VERB
- present participle and gerund of doust
NOUN
- A beating, a dusting.
- A process for separating the dust from ore.
Example sentences
- “Bottrell, William (1880), Stories and Folklore of West Cornwall: “"For they'll get a mayn dousting when ever they coam."””
- “Lock, Charles George Warnford (1895), Economic mining: a practical handbook for the miner, the metallurgist and the merchant: “Dry winnowing or "dousting" is useful where the ore is more friable than the ganguo, eg the chalcopyrite and erubescite at the Capo copper-mines, Namaqualand.””
How to pronounce “dousting”
- Syllables:
- dou · sting
- IPA:
- /dæʊstɪng/
- Listen for:
- the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.
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How do you pronounce “dousting”?
“dousting” is pronounced /dæʊstɪng/ (dou · sting). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.
How many syllables are in “dousting”?
“dousting” has 2 syllables: dou · sting.
What does “dousting” mean?
present participle and gerund of doust