How to pronounce batten
“batten” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to batten in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“batten” in real sentences
76 clips in the index · 4 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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May be time to batten down the hatches, Portland.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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We shouldn't all go um and batten down the hatches.
RNZ
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the need to help the Ukrainians batten down the digital hatches.
State Department
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Batten down the hatches where you're, you know, I'm your captain.
The Spinoff
Words that sound like “batten”
Words one sound away from batten — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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