How to pronounce abject in American English
“abject” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to abject the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “abject” in: all accents · British English (154 clips)
“abject” in real sentences — American speakers
52 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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abject poverty that rivals third world countries.
NIH
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What it mostly is, is an abject embarrassment.
The Obama White House
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come home missing limbs, as stories of the abject brutality of this war
State Department
Words that sound like “abject”
Words one sound away from abject — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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