How to Pronounce "exhuming"
word
ɛksˈhjum
eks-HYOOM-ing
ɛɡzjˈuːmɪŋ
egz-YOOM-ing
Definition
Taking a dead body out of the ground, usually from a grave, often for investigation. Sometimes used more generally for bringing something hidden out into the open.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɛksˈhjum
British English
ɛɡzjˈuːmɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
eks-HYOOM-ing
UK
egz-YOOM-ing
Listen in Context
The team is exhuming the body for further tests.
They are exhuming the grave after many years.
Police are exhuming evidence from old cases.
After the court order, the experts began exhuming remains in the cemetery.