How to pronounce claw in American English
“claw” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to claw the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “claw” in: all accents · British English (77 clips)
“claw” in real sentences — American speakers
70 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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to claw back compensation from corporate wrongdoers.
Dept of Justice
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You had to claw your way to the finish line.
The Obama White House
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a robotic claw or robotic arm and scoop something up.
NASA
Words that sound like “claw”
Words one sound away from claw — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “claw”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of claw. 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.