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# How to pronounce "thumbtacking" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/θʌmbtækkɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **thum·bta·cking**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of thumbtack

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "into the middle of a pencil, and you can lay out wire on the page, too, and get electrical current to run through it. And so you can kind of hack a pencil, just by thumbtacking into it with a little piano electrical circuit. And the electricity runs through your body too."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiUnJ1d8vvw&t=347s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

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

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "thumbtacking" correctly?
"thumbtacking" is pronounced `/θʌmbtækkɪng/`. Syllable breakdown: **thum·bta·cking**.

### What does "thumbtacking" mean in context?
present participle and gerund of thumbtack

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