How to Pronounce "kidnapping"
word
/ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ/
KID-na-ping
/kˈɪdnæpɪŋ/
KID-na-ping
Definition
The crime of taking a person away illegally by force or threat and keeping them somewhere against their will, often to get money or control another person.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ/
British English
/kˈɪdnæpɪŋ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KID-na-ping
UK
KID-na-ping
Listen in Context
The police are investigating a kidnapping in the city.
The movie is about a child's kidnapping.
They were shocked by the news of the kidnapping.
The senator called the kidnapping a direct attack on public safety.