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How to pronounce running
Say it like this: /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does running mean?
adjMoving or advancing at a run.
Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
Present, current.
advConsecutively; in a row.
“Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.”
nounThe action of the verb to run.
“His running of the business leaves something to be desired.”
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
“Running is good exercise.”
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
“the first running of a still”
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