How do you pronounce "forbidding"?

In American English: /fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/ (fur-BID-ing). In British English: /fəbˈɪdɪŋ/ (fuhb-ID-ing). In Canadian English: /fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/ (fur-BID-ing). In Australian English: /fəbˈɪdɪŋ/ (fuhb-ID-ing).

Is "forbidding" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/ (fur-BID-ing), while in British English it's /fəbˈɪdɪŋ/ (fuhb-ID-ing).

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forbidding

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/fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/

fur-BID-ing

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fɝfor·bɪdbid·ɪŋding

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