How to pronounce astounded in American English
“astounded” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to astounded the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “astounded” in: all accents · British English (48 clips)
“astounded” in real sentences — American speakers
61 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Its performance has actually astounded many of us.
NIST
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And to have the results, we were astounded.
The Obama White House
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I was astounded at how thorough they were.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “astounded”
Words one sound away from astounded — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “astounded”
Why real speech
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