How to pronounce bred in American English
“bred” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to bred the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “bred” in: all accents · British English (274 clips)
“bred” in real sentences — American speakers
91 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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in these species is in captive-bred specimens and that geckos are generally bred, are well represented
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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its citizens, it bred chaos and instability.
The Obama White House
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the dog was actually just bred for resale.
CDC
Words that sound like “bred”
Words one sound away from bred — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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