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How to pronounce blinks

“blinks” pronunciation in American and British English

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“blinks” in real sentences

245 clips in the index · 5 American · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Elmo blinks really, really quickly.

    Chicken Shop Date

  2. He blinks its light away.

    Nebraska Public Media

  3. What made it super popular is that it blinks lights-- the way it works, it blinks

    Talks at Google

  4. While it blinks once and smiles.

    Tom Scott

Words that sound like “blinks”

Words one sound away from blinks — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “blinks”

Why real speech

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