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How to pronounce ack

“ack” pronunciation in American and Australian English

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“ack” in real sentences

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  1. It's that what that-ack-(ack-ing and caw-ing).

    CrashCourse

  2. those duplicate 8x right so you see ack one aquin ack one what ends up happening

    WPI

  3. And eventually we get an ACK.

    John Kubiatowicz

  4. Um which meant, for example, on the ack-ack sites, they had to have men as well.

    British Library

Words that sound like “ack”

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