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# How to pronounce "serial killing" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sɛrɪælkɪllɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **se·ri·al·kil·ling**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "serial killing" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "to um catch um this type of perpetrator and you know our most recent serial killer which i write about in my latest book a history of british serial killing is also a gay man stephen port who the police again failed to capture him uh despite the fact that he was killing young gay men and leaving their bodies um literally within half a mile off his flat"
- **Watch at 9:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhcL5t5BpVw&t=570s)

### Example 2
> "The show does not air serial killing every week, but sensational contents keep hit me to the point where I fast forward most of the sensational materials being aired"
- **Watch at 60:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsiOjrvad4E&t=3612s)

### Example 3
> "anxieties to start entering into our mind. The other thing I would note, by the way, though, is if you are if none of these things are working for you, if the fictional notion of serial killing is not working for you, if meditation is not working for you, if going on a mental walk is not working for you, this is the final suggestion I have. If you're lying there awake, firstly, by the way, if you're struggling with"
- **Watch at 84:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us8n8VBQn_c&t=5046s)

### Example 4
*Accent: UK*
> "homophobia is one of the persistent issues that we need to address if we want to reduce the incidence of serial killing in our community"
- **Watch at 9:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhcL5t5BpVw&t=586s)

### Example 5
> "high status attractive woman and he felt a rage about being rejected by her uh now who knows that's an n of one and we don't know if you know you know being rejected um causes serial killing per se but sex and violence are related in in different ways i argue and and i haven't studied the insult community in detail i actually"
- **Watch at 146:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndW9hzX-wA&t=8768s)

### Example 6
> "well with serial killers specifically i don't know if this is true of true crime in general but serial killers like you you find like um a lot of people well a lot of women fall in love with them or you know even if they're they're jailed for serial killing and i think one of the features of it is that"
- **Watch at 178:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndW9hzX-wA&t=10693s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "And so that's not true, I should also point out that Vladimir Putin and his regime have accused me of serial killing,"
- **Watch at 61:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5nbT4xQqwI&t=3699s)


## How to Pronounce "serial killing"

- **Syllables**: se · ri · al · kil · ling
- **IPA**: `/sɛrɪælkɪllɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[serial](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/serial), [killing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/killing)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “serial killing”?
“serial killing” is pronounced /sɛrɪælkɪllɪng/ (se · ri · al · kil · ling). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “serial killing”?
“serial killing” has 5 syllables: se · ri · al · kil · ling.

### How can I hear “serial killing” used in real sentences?
This page has 7 real-world video examples of “serial killing” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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