Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: declining
IPA transcription: [dɪkl'aɪnɪŋ]
Pronunciations of declining
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Usage examples
  • On Rugg's declining to stop, Mr. Cutter urged him vehemently.
  • Fond as I am of cheese, therefore, I hold that George was right in declining to take any.
  • In the Middle Ages the renting contract was the dominant form, but it has been progressively displaced by loans in the money form, and its importance is still declining.
  • "I know that," said Phil, poking his toe into an ant's nest and declining to meet Roger's steady, level gaze; "but, really, I--I was feeling pretty rotten, you know, and I didn't have mum-much heart for practice."
  • Philip managed to complete his toilet by the use of his pocket-handkerchief, and declining the hospitality of the landlord, implied in the remark, "You won'd dake notin'?" he went into the open air to wait for breakfast.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Common chiffchaff, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Seacology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Simpsons, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Privy Council of the United Kingdom, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sex and sexuality in speculative fiction, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pierre Trudeau, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helicobacter pylori, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George V, License CC BY-SA 4.0