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# How to pronounce "starching" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/stærtʃɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **star·ching**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of starch

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "'But what I wanted to ask you was, won't you take me to call on Mr. Toad? Washing, ironing, clear-starching, making up gents' fine shirts for evening wear--everything's done under my own eye!'"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 302:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU3L62OomvQ&t=18133s)

### Example 2
> "served place hunters and adventurers whose keep and wages are so miserable and scanty that half went in paying for the starching of one's collars. It would"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 452:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtn2tv8L57k&t=27149s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [stacking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/stacking), [sta](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sta), [staas](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/staas), [stab](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/stab), [staballoy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/staballoy), [stabbable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/stabbable), [stabbed](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/stabbed), [stabbedst](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/stabbedst)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "starching" correctly?
"starching" is pronounced `/stærtʃɪng/`. Syllable breakdown: **star·ching**.

### What does "starching" mean in context?
present participle and gerund of starch

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