How to Pronounce "isolating"
word
ˈaɪsəˌɫeɪtɪŋ
EYE-suh-LAY-ting
ˈaɪsəlˌeɪtɪŋ
EYE-suhl-AY-ting
Definition
Making someone or something separate from others, or the process of preventing interaction or contact. Can also describe something that creates a feeling of being alone.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈaɪsəˌɫeɪtɪŋ
British English
ˈaɪsəlˌeɪtɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EYE-suh-LAY-ting
UK
EYE-suhl-AY-ting
Listen in Context
Living alone can feel isolating sometimes.
Wearing headphones can be isolating if you do it all day.
The village is geographically isolating.
Working from home all week is more isolating than I expected.