How to Pronounce "forbidding"
word
fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/, /fɔˈbɪdɪŋ
fer-BID-ing or faw-BID-ing
fəbˈɪdɪŋ
fuh-BID-ing
Definition
Looking unfriendly or threatening, often making people feel scared or not welcome. Can also mean very difficult or off-putting.
IPA Transcription
American English
fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/, /fɔˈbɪdɪŋ
British English
fəbˈɪdɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
fer-BID-ing or faw-BID-ing
UK
fuh-BID-ing
Listen in Context
The castle looked forbidding in the dark.
She has a forbidding expression on her face.
The mountain trail seemed forbidding to new hikers.
Her forbidding glare kept everyone silent at the meeting.