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straight-shooting

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3 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
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3syllables

straightshooting

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

straight-shoot-ing

Pronunciation

/streɪt ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

Stress

101

Morphemes

straight + ing

The word 'straight-shooting' is a compound adjective divided into three syllables: straight-shoot-ing. Primary stress falls on 'straight'. It's formed from the roots 'straight' and 'shoot' with the suffix '-ing'. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and compound word stress.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Frank, direct, and honest in speech or action.

    “He's a straight-shooting reporter who always gets to the truth.”

    “She appreciated his straight-shooting advice.”

    syn:candidforthrighthonestbluntoutspoken
    ant:evasiveindirectdeceptivedishonest

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('straight'), secondary stress on the second syllable ('shoot'), and the final syllable ('ing') is unstressed.

Syllables

3
straight/streɪt/
shoot/ʃuːt/
ing/ɪŋ/

straight — Open syllable, primary stress.. shoot — Open syllable, secondary stress.. ing — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

straight

Old English *streht*, meaning 'stretched, direct, honest'

suf

ing

Old English *-ing*, gerund/present participle suffix

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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant-Vowel (VCCV)

Applied to 'shooting' to separate 'shoot' and 'ing' based on vowel and consonant clusters.

Compound Word Stress

The first element of a compound word generally receives primary stress.

Suffix Attachment

The suffix '-ing' forms a distinct syllable.

  • The silent 'gh' in 'shooting' is a historical orthographic feature that doesn't impact syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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