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How to pronounce“happening”in English

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In natural English speech, "happening" appears in contexts such as: "them to some criminals because this is a concern uh to authorities and of course the people that are staying in these areas feeling very unsafe because these incidents are more and more happening and of course h if you look at um uh the the residents that were there they gathered at the scene you can tell that they want answers from police and police are trying their best to give them answers. Right. So, South Africa has strict gun laws, yet illegal firearms". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/

Syllableshap·pe·ning

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them to some criminals because this is a concern uh to authorities and of course the people that are staying in these areas feeling very unsafe because these

incidents are more and more happening and of course h if you look at um uh the the residents that were there they gathered at the scene you can tell that

they want answers from police and police are trying their best to give them answers. Right. So, South Africa has strict gun laws, yet illegal firearms

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Definitions of “happening”

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verb

present participle and gerund of happen

“From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.”

adjective

Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

““[…]San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.””

adjective

Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

“Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.”

noun

Something that happens.

“Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.”

Synonyms:event incident affair befalling

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