English pronunciation

How to pronounce “dying

Phonetic spelling

DYE-ing

IPA /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

Syllable stress

dye·ing

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “dying”?

d y i n g

dying” is spelled D-Y-I-N-G. It is pronounced DYE-ing, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • The flowers are dying because I forgot to water them.

  • I'm dying to see the new movie that just came out.

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