How to Pronounce "hallucinating"
word
/həˈɫusəneɪtɪŋ/
huh-LOO-suh-nay-ting
/hɐlˈuːsɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
huh-LOO-si-nay-ting
Definition
Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not really there, usually because of illness, drugs, or lack of sleep.
IPA Transcription
American English
/həˈɫusəneɪtɪŋ/
British English
/hɐlˈuːsɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
huh-LOO-suh-nay-ting
UK
huh-LOO-si-nay-ting
Listen in Context
He is hallucinating because of a high fever.
Are you hallucinating or did you really see that?
Some drugs can make you start hallucinating.
I barely slept last night, and now I think I'm hallucinating from exhaustion.