appealing

/əˈpiːlɪŋ/

Syllables ap·peal·ing

Stress ap-PEAL-ing

Phonics Breakdown

ap

/əp/

schwa

peal

/piːl/

long e

ing

/ɪŋ/

ng sound

Meaning

attractive or interesting

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + peal=/piːl/(peel) + ing=/ɪŋ/(sing)

Example

The idea sounds appealing to many people.