shadowing
noun
Simple meaning
The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
shadohingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃædoʊɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
education
A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
espionage
The act of following someone secretly
espionage
Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
Used this way, shadowing is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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