fruitivəpəreɪtɪŋ
Syllables
fruit-i-və-pə-reɪ-tɪŋ
Pronunciation
/fruːt ɪˈvæpəreɪtɪŋ/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
fruit + evaporating
The word 'fruit-evaporating' is divided into six syllables: fruːt-i-və-pə-reɪ-tɪŋ. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable. It's a compound word with a root 'fruit' and a suffix 'evaporating', functioning as a present participle.
Definitions
- 1
The process of removing water from fruit.
“The fruit-evaporating machine worked efficiently.”
“She was involved in fruit-evaporating for the winter supply.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('RAT' in 'evaporating').
Syllables
fruːt — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. və — Open syllable, consonant followed by schwa.. pə — Open syllable, consonant followed by schwa.. reɪ — Open syllable, diphthong.. tɪŋ — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel and consonant.
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