How do you pronounce defying?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈaɪɪŋ/.

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defying

/dɪfˈaɪɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

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present participle and gerund of defy

more defying (comparative) most defying (superlative)

defyingly

trying buying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying drying

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