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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/
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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