Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: retreating
IPA transcription: [ɹitɹ'itɪŋ]
Pronunciations of retreating
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Usage examples
  • they're retreating!
  • They were all retreating.
  • Kerensky is retreating, we are advancing.
  • Wet year!" called the Cardinal after his retreating figure.
  • The ship was retreating from him already hundreds of yards away.
  • They were retreating before an army not exceeding their own, in numbers, perhaps less.
  • At length the door stood open, and Mr Fledgeby's retreating drapery plunged into bed again.
  • "A vampire!" exclaimed Heinrich, retreating a pace, and involuntarily putting himself upon his guard.
  • The North with its great numbers, its fine courage and its splendid patriotism should never be retreating.
  • The two Indians who had fired at me, and had killed my horse, were retreating across the creek on a beaver dam.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George H. W. Bush, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Climate change, License CC BY-SA 4.0