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# How to pronounce "metalling" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/mɛtællɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **me·tal·ling**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb, noun
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of metal
- **NOUN**: A road surface, especially one of gravel (but sometimes with reference to macadam, tarmacadam, or asphalt concrete).
  - *Example*: "And I did do jobs like collecting acorns which we fed to the pigs, mixed with other things. And I also picked stones off the fields which was done in those times, stones as metalling for the roads."
- **NOUN**: The process or an instance of installing such a surface; paving.
  - *Example*: "One of the most important tasks was the metalling of the roads, and the dumping of metal beside them in parts where it was impossible to lay it, in order that work might commence with the assault. The surface of the roads was good, but only because the Division had been holding a front so wide, which made the traffic upon them relatively light."

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## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [mealing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mealing), [meanling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/meanling), [measling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/measling), [meawling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/meawling), [meazling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/meazling)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "metalling" correctly?
"metalling" is pronounced `/mɛtællɪng/`. Syllable breakdown: **me·tal·ling**.

### What does "metalling" mean in context?
present participle and gerund of metal

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