How do you pronounce obtaining?

The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/.

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obtaining

/əbˈteɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

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present participle and gerund of obtain

training remaining containing maintaining explaining gaining complaining entertaining retaining raining campaigning pertaining

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