How to pronounce "sundering" in English
sun·de·ring
Hear native speakers say sundering in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “sundering”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
sun
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
de
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ring
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "sundering" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "sundering is" sounds like "sundering-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "sundering" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“poems emphasize the address Gap depict the vast expanse sundering writer and”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“This somewhat jumbled tale of a family sundering through greed and suicide."”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“To sundering and what sundering means is,”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“- The ocean, surrounded by the sundering seas.”— WIREDWatch clip
“It's that, and it's sundering, that is the origin of the plantation.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“the data privacy concerns the concerns about the legal atmosphere in china without a full technical sundering from”— CNBCWatch clip
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poems emphasize the address Gap depict the vast expanse sundering writer and
Hear it in context: “sundering”
11 clipsThe English word “sundering”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (sun · de · ring). Grammatically, “sundering” functions as a verb, noun. SayItVid indexes 11 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “sundering” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, MIT OpenCourseWare, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @25:44
“fantasy recurs only rarely in Dickinson's work more often the envelope poems emphasize the address Gap depict the vast expanse sundering writer and reader so often also lover and beloved thus in throughout transports of”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @73:08
“who was determined to lead a 'grand but blighted life.' This somewhat jumbled tale of a family sundering through greed and suicide." You know, basically I read this and I'm like, I don't want to read that book. and suicide."”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @8:48
“that I really love. To sundering and what sundering means is, sundering and what sundering means is,”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #4 · @7:26
“- What is Middle-earth made of? - The ocean, surrounded by the sundering seas. - But what's to the East of it?”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @27:34
“distinction between master and slave. It's that, and it's sundering, that is the origin of the plantation. And we're told also in this chapter that he hadn't even thought--he, Henry--hadn't even plantation. And we're told also in this”
Definition & Meaning: “sundering”
- present participle and gerund of sunder
- The act by which something is sundered.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The sunderings of love affairs”
- “poems emphasize the address Gap depict the vast expanse sundering writer and”
- “This somewhat jumbled tale of a family sundering through greed and suicide." You know, basically I read this and I'm like, I don't want to read that book.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “sundering”
- Syllables:
- sun · de · ring
- Hear it in context
- sundering
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"sundering" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "sundering" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about sundering
How many syllables are in “sundering”?
“sundering” has 3 syllables: sun · de · ring.
What does “sundering” mean?
present participle and gerund of sunder
How can I hear “sundering” used in real sentences?
This page has 11 real-world video examples of “sundering” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “sundering”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).