Widening

How many syllables in Widening?

widening has 3 syllables

Split Widening into syllables?

widen-ing

Definition of Widening

Making or becoming wider.

How should Widening divide into syllables

The word 'widening' has 3 syllables. The first syllable 'wide' has a long 'i' vowel sound, and the second syllable 'ning' has a short 'i' vowel sound. There are 3 consonants in the word: 'w', 'd', and 'n'.

Part of Speech - Widening

Verb

The road crew is widening the highway to add another lane.

Sentences with Widening

  • The river was widening as it flowed toward the ocean.
  • The carpenter is widening the window frame to fit the larger window.
  • The doctor needs to widen the incision to remove the tumor.
  • The company is widening its product line to appeal to a wider audience.
  • The athlete is working on widening his stride to run faster.
  • The teacher is widening her students' horizons by introducing them to different cultures.
  • The government is widening the road to alleviate traffic congestion.
  • The artist is widening his color palette to create more diverse paintings.
  • The chef is widening his culinary skills by learning new recipes.
  • The musician is widening her repertoire by learning new instruments.

Quotes with Widening

  • The universe is widening faster than astronomers thought.
  • Education is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
  • The only true voyage of discovery...would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds, that each of them is.
  • The widening of woman's sphere is to improve her lot. Let us do it, and if the world scoff, let it scoff - if it sneer, let it sneer.
  • The widening of the horizon is nothing but the disillusionment of our hopes.
  • The widening of our consciousness and the broadening of our sympathies, without losing the old virtues, is the key to progress.
  • The gulf between the generations is constantly widening.
  • We are widening the range of those we love.
  • The only true voyage...would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another.
  • The liberation of the human mind has been best furthered by...fellows who throw dead cats in sanctuaries - strange paradox, but true.

Number of characters in Widening

8 ( w, i, d, e, n, i, n, g )

Unique letters in Widening

6 ( w, i, d, e, n, g )

Widening Backwards

gninediw

Phonetic Transcription of Widening

IPA (International): ˈwaɪdʌnɪŋ

ARA (American): ˈwaɪdʌnɪŋ

EPA (English): ˈwaɪdʌnɪŋ

WAY-DAH-NIH-NG