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How to pronounce “shocking”
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Pronunciation guide for shocking
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shocking with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
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It was just as shocking as the moment the jury opened their mouth and convicted me of
- Definition summary
- Inspiring shock; startling.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce shocking
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It was just as shocking as the moment the jury opened their mouth and convicted me of
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shocking”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Inspiring shock; startling.
- Unusually obscene or lewd.
- (colloquial) Extremely bad.
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of shock
- [Noun]
- The application of an electric shock.
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