Expecting

How many syllables in Expecting?

expecting has 3 syllables

Split Expecting into syllables?

ex-pect-ing

Definition of Expecting

Expecting means to believe or think that something will happen or someone will arrive.

How should Expecting divide into syllables

The word 'expecting' has three syllables. The first syllable 'ex-' has a vowel 'e' and a consonant 'x'. The second syllable '-pect-' has a vowel 'e' and two consonants 'p' and 'c'. The last syllable '-ing' has a vowel 'i' and two consonants 'n' and 'g'.

Part of Speech - Expecting

Verb

I am expecting a package to arrive today.

Sentences with Expecting

  • I am expecting a baby sister next month.
  • The students are expecting a field trip next week.
  • We are expecting a big snowstorm this weekend.
  • She is expecting a call from her friend.
  • He is expecting a promotion at work.
  • The audience is expecting a great performance.
  • My mom is expecting guests for dinner tonight.
  • The team is expecting a tough game this weekend.
  • We were expecting a package, but it hasn't arrived yet.
  • The company is expecting a high profit this year.

Quotes with Expecting

  • Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.
  • Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.
  • I stopped expecting things to get better. Some people don't. They have hope, and it's a wonderful thing. But I think it's overrated.
  • The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.
  • Expecting the world to be fair to you because you are a good person is like expecting the lion not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.
  • Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.
  • Expecting someone to love you exactly as you imagine you should be loved is like giving a man an empty wallet and telling him to fill it.
  • Expecting the world to be a better place just because you're a nice person is like expecting a bull not to charge you because you're a vegetarian.
  • Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope.
  • Expecting too much from others often results in disappointment.

Number of characters in Expecting

9 ( e, x, p, e, c, t, i, n, g )

Unique letters in Expecting

8 ( e, x, p, c, t, i, n, g )

Expecting Backwards

gnitcepxe

Phonetic Transcription of Expecting

IPA (International): ɪˈkspektɪŋ

ARA (American): ɪˈkspɛktɪŋ

EPA (English): ɪˈkspektɪŋ

IH-KSPEH-KTIH-NG