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# How to pronounce "protracting" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/prɒtræktɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pro·trac·ting**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of protract

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "protracting" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "one thing that the Russians respond to and that is the idea that it is they who are in the dock in the court of international opinion they are guilty of protracting this war of making it far more hideous and yes I think when it comes to instances such as the bombing of Civ care they we should be looking at whether whether or not that targeting is done in the knowledge that uh those are"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbKsEBvqd8&t=552s)

### Example 2
> "protracting Ed situations and as you know a lot of refugee situations are protracted they last sometimes for"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 37:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0tZcIBZ3ns&t=2245s)

### Example 3
> "flee and many more are likely to follow with miramar's military dictator ship and likely to concede easily in this fight protracting an Ever growing conflict that now threatens the jun's Ironclad grip on power joining us is Kota spokesperson for the national Unity government that is the civilian government that was"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXFRNOxJ9M&t=180s)

### Example 4
> "against the Europeans, against the EU. Maybe there's going to be some confiscation of European property, remaining European properties in Russia proper. I do not think it will lead to an immediate breakdown in talks, because protracting them, as I as I already said, is something that I think the Kremlin council now, they do not want to see a situation in which they will break off"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz91yRK0K9Q&t=444s)

### Example 5
> "side, and his population's pacivity and essentially acquiescence in the war is on his side. So, uh I do think that kind of prolonging, protracting, stalling tactics are what we're going to see, but it's going to be camouflaged with a lot of proper words of that. You can be set. >> SDW's Russia analyst Constantine Egot."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZpmg5vyOk&t=446s)

### Example 6
> "and we hope they do so. Yes. Uh the president may not want an open-ended conflict. Uh the Iranians may disagree. Are you prepared for a protracting war? Well, um, anything can happen in conflict. We acknowledge that. But the scope of this was intentionally limited."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 26:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G82_gKtTUwg&t=1562s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [prolong](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/prolong)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "protracting" correctly?
"protracting" is pronounced `/prɒtræktɪng/`. Syllable breakdown: **pro·trac·ting**.

### What does "protracting" mean in context?
present participle and gerund of protract

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