accenting

Definition of accenting in English English dictionary: present participle of accent
accent: A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27'', meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds
accent: Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone
The tender accent of a woman's cry.
accent: A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure
accent: To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent
accent: To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate
accent: A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''
accent: A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure
accent: A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches
accent: To mark with written accents
accent: A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery
accent: Figuratively, emphasis or importance in general
At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.
accent: A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it
In the word careful, the accent is placed on the first syllable.
accent: {v} to note the accent, to mark
accent: {n} a mark on a word, a modulation of the voice
accent: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
accent: {f} make prominent; stress; emphasize
accent: An accent is a short line or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages and which indicates the way those letters are pronounced
accent: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern
accent: The modifying mark of a character For example, the accent marks in Latin script (acute, tilde, and ogonek) and the tone marks in Thai Synonymous with diacritic
accent: Music - Special emphasis to one particular beat or group of beats in music Dance - Special emphasis to a movement
accent: A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in "6 10", meaning six feet ten inches
accent: A word; a significant tone expressions in general; speech
accent: a stress on a particular note or beat, highlighting its place within a musical phrase
accent: strong sound Accents may be achieved by stress, duration, or position of a tone
accent: A mark placed over, under, or through a letter to show a different pronunciation
accent: A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y′, y&Prime
accent: Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent
accent: This can mean word stress - control has the accent on the second syllable but we use it to mean the pronunciation used by some speakers - a regional or class accent
accent: - the emphasis or stress given a syllable in pronunciation
accent: to stress, single out as important; "Dr Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
accent: Emphasize, stress
accent: A nonstandard way of pronouncing
accent: The emphasis, or stress, given a syllable in pronunciation We say "syllable" not "syllable," "emphasis" not "emphasis " Accents can also be used to emphasize a particular word in a sentence: Is she content with the contents of the yellow package? See also meter
accent: > or < placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis
accent: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
accent: The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage
accent: Expressions in general; speech
accent: The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period
accent: A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked
accent: Emphasis on a syllable, usually the loudest in the word In "lemonade" for example, the accent is on the last syllable In "bicycle" the accent's on the first
accent: A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6′ 10″ is six feet ten inches
accent: A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others
accent: A diacritical mark near or through a letter indicating a variation in pronunciation Eg ç, à, ò, é, Å
accent: In music, the stress of one tone over others
accent: Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent
accent: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
accent: A word; a significant tone or sound
accent: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents
accent: A strong sound Accents may be achieved by stress, duration or position of a tone
accent: If you put the accent on a particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance. He is putting the accent on military readiness = emphasis. In prosody, a rhythmically significant stress on the syllables of a verse, usually at regular intervals. Though the term is often used interchangeably with stress, some prosodists use accent to mean the emphasis determined by normal language usage and stress to mean emphasis determined by metrical pattern
accent: as, 12′27″, i
accent: A higher or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it
accent: {i} mode of pronunciation characteristic of a group of people or region; emphasis placed on a certain syllable in a word; mark on a letter or word showing stress or pitch; emphasis; contrasting element
accent: (1) way of speaking characteristic of a particular region or group, as in I speak with a U S American accent
accent: Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from. He had developed a slight American accent
accent: Paint, wallpaper, or similar coating that contrasts with the surroundings
accent: Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse
accent: 1: an articulative effort giving prominence to one syllable over adjacent syllables 2: a mark used in writing or printing to indicate a specific sound value, stress, or pitch, to distinguish words otherwise identically spelled, or to indicate that an ordinarily mute vowel should be pronounced People with different accents might use an accent mark to indicate they accent a different syllable
accent: an emphasis placed on a note
accent: > placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis
accent: refers to the way words are pronounced, e g in the south of England it is normal to pronounce the word path as p-ar-th, but in the north, the phoneme 'a' is short and pronounced as in, 'cat'
accent: To mark emphatically; to emphasize
accent: a stressed syllable or ictus These alternate with unstressed syllables or slacks to produce a theoretical metrical pattern termed the rhythm that often, but not always, matches how the line would be sounded in conversation Prominence can be achieved by pitch (tone), loudness or impact (stress), or length An increase in pitch usually creates stress George Puttenham in 1589 says: "To that which was highest lift vp and most eleuate or shrillest in the eare, they gaue the name of the sharpe accent, to the lowest and most base because it seemed to fall downe rather than to rise vp, they gaue the name of the heauy accent, and that other which seemed in part to lift vp and in part to fall downe, they called the circumflex, or compast accent: and if new termes were not odious, we might very properly call him the (windabout) for so is the Greek word "
accent: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
accent: The prominence or emphasis given to a syllable or word In the word poetry, the accent (or stress) falls on the first syllable
accent: Stress of one tone over others, making it stand out; often it is the first beat of a measure
accent: placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis
accent: A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in "12 27", meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds
accent: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
accent: A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp
accent: twelve minutes twenty seven seconds
accent: A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc
accent: the features of pronunciation which indicate the regional or the social identity of a speaker