2007-05-24 09:15:01 · 5 answers · asked by Basang Sisiw 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'd use 'whitening' rather than 'whiting' (though both are OK.. I think. Haven't really whitened things before.)
syllables: white/ning or white/n/ing
2007-05-24 20:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by Luke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello there,
From what I understand, the progressive form of a verb in English is made following a conjugation of the verb "to be" with a gerund, that is the "-ing" form of the verb. So an example of "white" as a verb in the progressive form could be: "I am whiting out the mistake" (meaning, I am removing the mistake, e.g. by using correction fluid), where the "I am whiting" would be the progressive form.
Now, if you want to syllabicate "whiting", it would be "whi- / ting", or the whole sentence in my example would be "I / am / whi- / ting / out / the / mis- / take". Anyway, hope this helps:
Regards,
Crafty
2007-05-24 09:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by nathan_lovecraft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She whitens her laundry every week
2007-05-28 11:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by TAT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Nathan, you seem pretty smart,
2007-05-27 23:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by tetet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would use whiten or whitening..i think whiting is a kind of fish....
2007-05-31 03:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋