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How to pronounce “sporting”
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Pronunciation guide for sporting
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sporting with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
He plays Sporting Life, and Alvin Crawford,
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of sport
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce sporting
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

He plays Sporting Life, and Alvin Crawford,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sporting”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of sport
- [Adjective]
- (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
- (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
- (comparable) Fair, generous; game.
- (not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
- [Noun]
- The act of taking part in a sport.
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Similar Sounds
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