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How to pronounce breathing in British English

“breathing” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to breathing the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“breathing” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. a bit more breathing space.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. because his breathing stops and she has to nudge him in order to restart his breathing

    The Scottish Parliament

Words that sound like “breathing”

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

Other forms of “breathing”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of breathing. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.

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