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How to Pronounce “tonging” in English

/tɒndʒɪng/

ton·ging

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IPA/tɒndʒɪng/
Syllableston·ging
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What does “tonging” mean?

VERB
  • present participle and gerund of tong
NOUN
  • The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
  • The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event.

Example sentences

  • Some devices that were invented in Shenzhen, which we didn't turn into puzzles, the barbecue tongs that tell you the temperature of the thing you're tonging,
  • Oh, okay. Beautiful. Right. So, this is for when you're relaxing and now we're going to move on to hair. Now, tonging hair, getting

Common phrases

tonging hairnow tonging

How to pronounce “tonging

Syllables:
ton · ging
IPA:
/tɒndʒɪng/
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How do you pronounce “tonging”?

“tonging” is pronounced /tɒndʒɪng/ (ton · ging). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

How many syllables are in “tonging”?

“tonging” has 2 syllables: ton · ging.

What does “tonging” mean?

present participle and gerund of tong

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