How to pronounce abused in American English
“abused” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to abused the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “abused” in: all accents · British English (569 clips)
“abused” in real sentences — American speakers
438 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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abused, many sexually abused as teenagers, and abused over and over again as adults.
Dept of Justice
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If they're abused, where were they abused?
The Obama White House
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THIS POOR MANNEQUIN GETS ABUSED.
NASA
Words that sound like “abused”
Words one sound away from abused — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “abused”
Why real speech
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