How to pronounce awful in American English
“awful” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to awful the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“awful” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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of the movie was awful, absolutely awful.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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It's just an awful, awful set of circumstances.
GAO
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Awful things were happening.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “awful”
Words one sound away from awful — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “awful”
Why real speech
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